nebbkval

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From nebb (“beak”) +‎ kval (“whale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²nɛbˌkʋɑːl/

Noun

nebbkval m (definite singular nebbkvalen, indefinite plural nebbkvalar, definite plural nebbkvalane)

1. a bottlenose whale, specifically northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus
2. one of several smaller whales with beak-like mouths.
   • 1937, Åsmund Sveen, “translator, original author Sigvard Malmberg”, in Sverre på fangst:

     I juli gjekk ho millom Færøyane og Island etter ein liten kval dei kallar nebbkvalen. Dei store kvalfangarene går likesæle framum han, men til dei små båtane er han bra nok.

     In July she hunted between the Faroe Islands and Iceland after a small whale they call nebbkval. The big whalers pass it by indifferently, but it is good enough for the small boats.

References

• “nebbkval” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.