kval
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kval m (definite singular kvalen, indefinite plural kvaler, definite plural kvalene)
- a whale
Derived terms
Derived terms
References
- “kval” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Akin to English whale.
Pronunciation
Noun
kval m (definite singular kvalen, indefinite plural kvalar, definite plural kvalane)
- a whale
- 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:
- Dat kjem inkje kvart Aar Kval paa Land.
- It is not every year that whales come on shore.
- Dat kjem inkje kvart Aar Kval paa Land.
- 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse kvǫl f, from Proto-Germanic *kwalō. Related to kvele.
Noun
kval m (definite singular kvalen, indefinite plural kvalar, definite plural kvalane)
Usage notes
- Was also considered feminine prior to the 1959 spelling reform.
Derived terms
References
- “kval” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “kval”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
- “kval” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish qval, from Old Norse kvǫl, from Proto-Germanic *kwalō. Cognate of German Qual, Dutch kwaal, Old English cwalu. Compare origin of kvälja.
Noun
kval n
Declension
Declension of kval | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kval | kvalet | kval | kvalen |
Genitive | kvals | kvalets | kvals | kvalens |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Clipping of kvalificering. Attested since 1941.
Noun
kval n
Declension
Declension of kval | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kval | kvalet | kval | kvalen |
Genitive | kvals | kvalets | kvals | kvalens |
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- kval in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kval in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kval in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kval in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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