hvalur

From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvɛaːlʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɛaːlʊɹ

hvalur m (genitive singular hvals, plural hvalir)

1. whale
2. cetacean

• hvalspýggja (“jellyfish”)
• hvalvákn
• Hvalba
• Hvalvík

 

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From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvaːlʏr/
• IPA^(key): /ˈxʷaːlʏr/

  Rhymes: -aːlʏr

hvalur m (genitive singular hvals, nominative plural hvalir)

1. whale

• búrhvalur
• hvalaskoðun
• náhvalur