Wal

See also: wal, WAL, wäl, wał, wal•, and wal-

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German wal, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Compare Low German Waal, English whale, Danish hval, Swedish val; compare also Dutch walvis, German Low German Waalfisch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːl/

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• Homophone: Wahl
• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Wal m (genitive Wales, plural Wale)

1. whale

See also

• Wahl (election)

Further reading

• “Wal” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Etymology 1

From German Wal, from Old High German wal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz. Compare Dutch walvis, English whale, Danish hval, Icelandic hvalur.

Noun

Wal m (plural Walen)

1. whale

Etymology 2

From German Wahl, Old High German wala, from Proto-Germanic *walō. The related terms below are inherited.

Alternative forms

• Wahl (nonstandard, but not rare, to distinguish from etymology 1)

Noun

Wal f (plural Walen)

1. (politics) election

Related terms

• Wiel
• wielen

Etymology 3

From Old High German wald, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz. Cognate with German Wald, Dutch woud, English wold

Noun

Wal m (uncountable)

1. (in field names, otherwise widely archaic) forest

Synonyms

• Bësch