Narwal

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See also: narwal

German[edit]

Narwal

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Narwal m (strong, genitive Narwales or Narwals, plural Narwale)

narwhal (Arctic cetacean)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Narwal [masculine, strong]

	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 rare, see notes.

Further reading[edit]

“Narwal” in Duden online

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