narval

See also: narvál

Catalan

Noun

narval m (plural narvals)

  1. narwhal

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnarval]

Noun

narval m anim

  1. narwhal (cetacean)
    Synonym: (obsolete) zuboun
Declension
Declension of narval (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative narval narvalové
genitive narvala narvalů
dative narvalovi, narvalu narvalům
accusative narvala narvaly
vocative narvale narvalové
locative narvalovi, narvalu narvalech
instrumental narvalem narvaly
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

narval

  1. masculine singular past active participle of narvat

Further reading
  • narval in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • narval in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naʁ.val/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

narval m (plural narvals)

  1. narwhal

Paronyms

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Danish and Norwegian narhval, based on Old Norse nár "corpse" + hvalr "whale", likely because of the pale color of the narwhal's skin (compare Icelandic and Faroese náhvalur).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /naʁˈvaw/ [naɦˈvaʊ̯]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /naɾˈvaw/ [naɾˈvaʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /naʁˈvaw/ [naʁˈvaʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /naɻˈvaw/ [naɻˈvaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐɾˈval/ [nɐɾˈvaɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐɾˈbal/ [nɐɾˈβaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐɾˈva.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: nar‧val

Noun

narval m (plural narvais)

  1. narwhal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French narval.

Noun

narval m (plural narvali)

  1. narwhal

Declension
Declension of narval
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) narval narvalul (niște) narvali narvalii
genitive/dative (unui) narval narvalului (unor) narvali narvalilor
vocative narvalule narvalilor

Slovene

Noun

narval m

  1. narwhal
    Synonym: enorog

Further reading
  • “narval”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

Etymology

From Danish and Norwegian narhval, based on Old Norse nár "corpse" + hvalr "whale", likely because of the pale color of the narwhal's skin (compare Icelandic and Faroese náhvalur).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naɾˈbal/ [naɾˈβ̞al]
  • (Castilian)
    Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: nar‧val

Noun

narval m (plural narvales)

  1. narwhal

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

narval c

  1. narwhal

Declension
Declension of narval 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative narval narvalen narvalar narvalarna
Genitive narvals narvalens narvalars narvalarnas

References

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