blåkval
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
blåkval m (definite singular blåkvalen, indefinite plural blåkvaler, definite plural blåkvalene)
- alternative form of blåhval
References[edit]
- “blåkval” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From blå (“blue”) + kval (“whale”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
blåkval m (definite singular blåkvalen, indefinite plural blåkvalar, definite plural blåkvalane)
- a blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
- 1921, Johannes Lid, “translated from H.L. Sørensen”, in Lærebok i zoologi for millomskulen:
- Blåkvalen er ein av dei. Han kann verta 30 m. lang og er soleis det største av alle dyr.
- The blue whale is one of them. It can grow to a length of 30 meters, and is thus the largest of all animals.
References[edit]
- “blåkval” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
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- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Whales
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- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
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- nn:Whales