hvalur

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvɛaːlʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɛaːlʊɹ

Noun

hvalur m (genitive singular hvals, plural hvalir)

1. whale
2. cetacean

Declension

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

Derived terms

• hvalspýggja (“jellyfish”)
• hvalvákn
• Hvalba
• Hvalvík

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvaːlʏr/
• IPA^(key): /ˈxʷaːlʏr/

  Rhymes: -aːlʏr

Noun

hvalur m (genitive singular hvals, nominative plural hvalir)

1. whale

Derived terms

• búrhvalur
• hvalaskoðun
• náhvalur