staurkval
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
staurkval m (definite singular staurkvalen, indefinite plural staurkvaler, definite plural staurkvalene)
- orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca
- Ute i fjorden var det staurkvaler.
- There were orcas in the fjord.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “staurkval” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
staurkval m (definite singular staurkvalen, indefinite plural staurkvalar, definite plural staurkvalane)
- orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca
- Ute i fjorden var det staurkvalar.
- There were orcas in the fjord.
- 1893, Jens Tvedt, Diktar-emne:
- Han laut ut og sjaa, kvar det vart av det andlitet og dei augo, og han braut seg igjenom folkemengdi justsom ein staurkval i eit sildelaas.
- He had to see where that face and those eyes went, and he ploughed his way through the crowd like an orca in a school of herring.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “staurkval” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.