valfisk

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

val (whale) +‎ fisk (fish)

Noun[edit]

valfisk c

  1. (dated) a whalefish (whale)
    Synonym: val

Usage notes[edit]

Associated with the fish/whale that swallows Jonah in the Book of Jonah in the Bible.

Declension[edit]

Declension of valfisk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative valfisk valfisken valfiskar valfiskarna
Genitive valfisks valfiskens valfiskars valfiskarnas

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