ворвань

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic вървонъ (vŭrvonŭ, “huntable marine mammal”), which is conventionally believed to derive from Old East Norse narhval.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwɔrʋɐnʲ]

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Noun

во́рвань • (vórvanʹ) f inan (genitive во́рвані, uncountable)

1. blubber

Declension

Declension of во́рвань (inan sg-only 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	во́рвань vórvanʹ
genitive	во́рвані vórvani
dative	во́рвані vórvani
accusative	во́рвань vórvanʹ
instrumental	во́рванню vórvannju
locative	во́рвані vórvani
vocative	во́рване vórvane

References

• “ворвань”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)