narhval

Danish

Noun

narhval c (singular definite narhvalen, plural indefinite narhvaler)

1. narwhal

Declension

Declension of narhval

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	narhval	narhvalen	narhvaler	narhvalerne
genitive	narhvals	narhvalens	narhvalers	narhvalernes

References

• “narhval” in Den Danske Ordbog

Descendants

• English: narwhal
• Portuguese: narval
• Spanish: narval

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• narkval

Etymology

Probably by metathesis from Old Norse náhvalr "corpse whale", based on nár (“corpse”) and hvalr (“whale”).

Noun

narhval m (definite singular narhvalen, indefinite plural narhvaler, definite plural narhvalene)

1. narwhal

References

• “narhval” in The Bokmål Dictionary.