kval

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hvalr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʋɑːɽ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɽ

Noun

kval m (definite singular kvalen, indefinite plural kvaler, definite plural kvalene)

  1. a whale

Derived terms
  • kvalbiff
  • kvalblåst
  • kvalbåt
  • kvalfanger
  • kvalfangst
  • kvalhai
  • kvalkalv
  • kvalkanon
  • kvalkebab
  • kvalkokeri
  • kvalku
  • kvalolje
  • kvalross
  • kvalskytter
  • kvalspekk
  • kvalspyd
  • kvalstasjon

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Akin to English whale.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʋɑːl/

Noun

kval m (definite singular kvalen, indefinite plural kvalar, definite plural kvalane)

  1. a whale
    • 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:
      Dat kjem inkje kvart Aar Kval paa Land.
      It is not every year that whales come on shore.

Derived terms

References
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