hvalp

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋalˀb̥]

Noun

hvalp c (singular definite hvalpen, plural indefinite hvalpe)

  1. puppy (young dog)
  2. whelp

Inflection

Declension of hvalp
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvalp hvalpen hvalpe hvalpene
genitive hvalps hvalpens hvalpes hvalpenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz.

Noun

hvalp m (definite singular hvalpen, indefinite plural hvalper, definite plural hvalpene)

  1. puppy (young dog)
  2. whelp

Usage notes

This spelling is used in Riksmål: the recognised spelling in Bokmål is valp.

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