valfisk

Swedish

Etymology

val (“whale”) +‎ fisk (“fish”)

Noun

valfisk c

  1. (dated) a whalefish (whale)
    Synonym: val

Usage notes

Associated with the fish/whale that swallows Jonah in the Book of Jonah in the Bible.

Declension

Declension of valfisk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite valfisk valfisks
definite valfisken valfiskens
plural indefinite valfiskar valfiskars
definite valfiskarna valfiskarnas

References

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