Wiktionary

narhval

Danish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Norse nárhval, from Old Norse náhvalr, from nár (“corpse”) +‎ hvalr (“whale”).

Noun edit

narhval c (singular definite narhvalen, plural indefinite narhvaler)

  1. narwhal

Declension edit

Declension of narhval
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative narhval narhvalen narhvaler narhvalerne
genitive narhvals narhvalens narhvalers narhvalernes

Descendants edit

  • → English: narwhal
  • → Portuguese: narval
  • → Spanish: narval
  • → Turkish: narval

References edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Danish narhval. Probably by metathesis from Old Norse náhvalr "corpse whale", based on nár (“corpse”) and hvalr (“whale”).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

narhval m (definite singular narhvalen, indefinite plural narhvaler, definite plural narhvalene)

  1. narwhal

References edit

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