spermkval

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

spermasettkval
kaskelott
kaskelottkval

Etymology

From sperm (“sperm”) +‎ kval (“whale”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²spɛrmˌkʋɑːl/

Noun

spermkval m (definite singular spermkvalen, indefinite plural spermkvalar, definite plural spermkvalane)

a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
- 1930, Odd Refsdal, Frå Bøgrendi:
  Det hende i 1896 at ein spermkval slukte ein mann. Han låg i kvalen i 33 timar og levde dei tok honom ut att.
  It happened in 1896 that a sperm whale swallowed a man. He was inside the whale for 33 hours and was alive when they got him out.

References

“spermkval” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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