Faroese

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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hvalur m (genitive singular hvals, plural hvalir)

  1. whale
  2. cetacean

Declension

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m17 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hvalur hvalurin hvalir hvalirnir
Accusative hval hvalin hvalir hvalirnar
Dative hvali hvalinum hvølum/
hvalum
hvølunum/
hvalunum
Genitive hvals hvalsins hvala hvalanna

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hvalur m (genitive singular hvals, nominative plural hvalir)

  1. whale

Declension

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    Declension of hvalur
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvalur hvalurinn hvalir hvalirnir
accusative hval hvalinn hvali hvalina
dative hval hvalnum hvölum hvölunum
genitive hvals hvalsins hvala hvalanna

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