narval

See also: narvál

Catalan

Noun

narval m (plural narvals)

1. narwhal

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnarval]

Etymology 1

Noun

narval m anim

1. narwhal (cetacean)

   Synonym: (obsolete) zuboun

Declension

Declension of narval (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	narval	narvalové
genitive	narvala	narvalů
dative	narvalovi, narvalu	narvalům
accusative	narvala	narvaly
vocative	narvale	narvalové
locative	narvalovi, narvalu	narvalech
instrumental	narvalem	narvaly

Derived terms

• narvalí

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

narval

1. masculine singular past active participle of narvat

Further reading

• “narval”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “narval”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naʁ.val/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

narval m (plural narvals)

1. narwhal

Paronyms

• Marval

 

Further reading

• “narval”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Danish and Norwegian narhval, based on Old Norse nár "corpse" + hvalr "whale", likely because of the pale color of the narwhal's skin (compare Icelandic and Faroese náhvalur).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /naʁˈvaw/ [naɦˈvaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /naʁˈvaw/ [naɦˈvaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /naɾˈvaw/ [naɾˈvaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /naʁˈvaw/ [naʁˈvaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /naɻˈvaw/ [naɻˈvaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐɾˈval/ [nɐɾˈvaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐɾˈval/ [nɐɾˈvaɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐɾˈbal/ [nɐɾˈβaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐɾˈva.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: nar‧val

Noun

narval m (plural narvais)

1. narwhal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French narval.

Noun

narval m (plural narvali)

1. narwhal

Declension

Declension of narval

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) narval	narvalul	(niște) narvali	narvalii
genitive/dative	(unui) narval	narvalului	(unor) narvali	narvalilor
vocative	narvalule		narvalilor

Slovene

Noun

narval m

1. narwhal

   Synonym: enorog

Further reading

• “narval”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

Etymology

From Danish and Norwegian narhval, based on Old Norse nár "corpse" + hvalr "whale", likely because of the pale color of the narwhal's skin (compare Icelandic and Faroese náhvalur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɾˈbal/ [naɾˈβ̞al]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: nar‧val

Noun

narval m (plural narvales)

1. narwhal

Further reading

• “narval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

en narval och en dykare [a narwhal and a diver]

Etymology

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

Noun

narval c

1. narwhal

   Narvalens horn är en tand, eller bete

   A [the] narwhal's horn is a tooth, or tusk

Declension

Declension of narval
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	narval	narvalen	narvalar	narvalarna
Genitive	narvals	narvalens	narvalars	narvalarnas

References

• narval in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• narval in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• navlar