Narwal

See also: narwal

German

Narwal

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish narhval or Swedish narval, from Old Norse náhvalr, from nár (“corpse”) +‎ hvalr (“whale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnarva(ː)l/, [ˈnaɐ̯va(ː)l]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Nar‧wal

Noun

Narwal m (strong, genitive Narwales or Narwals, plural Narwale)

1. narwhal (Arctic cetacean)

Declension

Declension of Narwal [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Narwal	die	Narwale
genitive	eines	des	Narwales, Narwals	der	Narwale
dative	einem	dem	Narwal, Narwale1	den	Narwalen
accusative	einen	den	Narwal	die	Narwale

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Narwal” in Duden online