Pottwal

German

Etymology

From Pott +‎ Wal, a calque of Old Dutch potswal, from Proto-Germanic *puttaz + *hwalaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔtvaːl/

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Noun

Pottwal m (strong, genitive Pottwales or Pottwals, plural Pottwale)

1. sperm whale

Declension

Declension of Pottwal [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pottwal	die	Pottwale
genitive	eines	des	Pottwales, Pottwals	der	Pottwale
dative	einem	dem	Pottwal, Pottwale1	den	Pottwalen
accusative	einen	den	Pottwal	die	Pottwale

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Pottwal” in Duden online