Grindwal

See also: grindwal

German

Etymology

Partial calque of Faroese grind/grindahvalur + Wal (“whale”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Grindwal m (strong, genitive Grindwales or Grindwals, plural Grindwale)

1. pilot whale, Globicephala melas

   Synonym: Pilotwal m

Declension

Declension of Grindwal [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Grindwal	die	Grindwale
genitive	eines	des	Grindwales, Grindwals	der	Grindwale
dative	einem	dem	Grindwal, Grindwale1	den	Grindwalen
accusative	einen	den	Grindwal	die	Grindwale

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → Polish: grindwal

Further reading

• “Grindwal” in Duden online