hval

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).

Noun

hval c (singular definite hvalen, plural indefinite hvaler)

1. whale

Declension

Declension of hval

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hval	hvalen	hvaler	hvalerne
genitive	hvals	hvalens	hvalers	hvalernes

Further reading

• “hval” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “hval” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Icelandic

Noun

hval

1. indefinite accusative singular of hvalur
2. indefinite dative singular of hvalur

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kval

Etymology

From Danish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːl/, /ʋɑːɽ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːl, -ɑːɽ

Noun

hval m (definite singular hvalen, indefinite plural hvaler, definite plural hvalene)

1. a whale

Derived terms

• blåhval
• hvalbiff
• hvalblåst
• hvalbåt
• hvalfanger
• hvalfangst
• hvalhai
• hvalkalv
• hvalkanon
• hvalkebab
• hvalkjøtt
• hvalkokeri
• hvalku
• hvalolje
• hvalross
• hvalsafari
• hvalskytter
• hvalspekk
• hvalspyd
• hvalstasjon
• knølhval
• spermhval
• vågehval

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz.

Noun

hval m

1. whale

Declension

Declension of hvaler (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvaler	hvalrin	hvalar	hvalanir, hvalaner
accusative	hval	hvalin	hvala	hvalana
dative	hvali, hvale	hvalinum, hvalenom	hvalum, hvalom	hvalumin, hvalomen
genitive	hvals	hvalsins	hvala	hvalanna

Descendants

• Swedish: val

Swedish

Noun

hval

1. obsolete spelling of val (whale)

Anagrams

• halv, halv-