Pottwal

German edit

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Pottwal

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpɔtvaːl/
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Noun edit

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

sperm whale

Declension edit

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 edit

“Pottwal” in Duden online

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