narwal

See also: Narwal

English

Noun

narwal (plural narwals)

1. Archaic form of narwhal.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch narwal, from Danish narhval.

Noun

narwal (plural narwals or narwalle)

1. narwhal, Monodon monoceros

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish narhval. First attested in the 17th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑr.ʋɑl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: nar‧wal

Noun

narwal m (plural narwals or narwallen, diminutive narwalletje n)

1. narwhal, Monodon monoceros

Descendants

• Afrikaans: narwal

Kashubian

Narwal.

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish narwal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnarval/
• Rhymes: -arval
• Syllabification: nar‧wal

Noun

narwal m animal

1. narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

References

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “narwal”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French narval, from Danish narhval, from Old Norse náhvalr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnar.val/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -arval
• Syllabification: nar‧wal

Noun

narwal m animal

1. narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

   Synonym: jednorożec

Declension

Declension of narwal

	singular	plural
nominative	narwal	narwale
genitive	narwala	narwali
dative	narwalowi	narwalom
accusative	narwala	narwale
instrumental	narwalem	narwalami
locative	narwalu	narwalach
vocative	narwalu	narwale

Descendants

• → Kashubian: narwal

Further reading

• narwal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• narwal in Polish dictionaries at PWN