spermkval

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²spɛrmˌkvaːl/

Noun

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

1. Synonym of trollkval
   • 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.