hvalp

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋalˀb̥]

Noun

hvalp c (singular definite hvalpen, plural indefinite hvalpe)

1. puppy (young dog)
2. whelp

Inflection

Declension of hvalp

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvalp	hvalpen	hvalpe	hvalpene
genitive	hvalps	hvalpens	hvalpes	hvalpenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz.

Noun

hvalp m (definite singular hvalpen, indefinite plural hvalper, definite plural hvalpene)

1. puppy (young dog)
2. whelp

Usage notes

This spelling is used in Riksmål: the recognised spelling in Bokmål is valp.