Narwal

See also: narwal

German
Narwal

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish narhval or Swedish narval, from Old Norse náhvalr, from nár (“corpse”) +‎ hvalr (“whale”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnarva(ː)l/, [ˈnaɐ̯va(ː)l]
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  • Hyphenation: Nar‧wal

Noun

Narwal m (genitive Narwales or Narwals, plural Narwale)

  1. narwhal (Arctic cetacean)

Declension
Declension of Narwal
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Narwal die Narwale
genitive eines des Narwales,
Narwals		 der Narwale
dative einem dem Narwal,
Narwale1		 den Narwalen
accusative einen den Narwal die Narwale
1Now uncommon, see notes

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