narhval

Danish

Etymology

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

Noun

narhval c (singular definite narhvalen, plural indefinite narhvaler)

  1. narwhal

Declension

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

Descendants

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

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. narwhal

References

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