valfisk

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Swedish

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Etymology

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val (“whale”) +‎ fisk (“fish”)

Noun

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valfisk c

  1. (dated) a whalefish (whale)
    Synonym: val

Usage notes

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Associated with the fish/whale that swallows Jonah in the Book of Jonah in the Bible.

Declension

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Declension of valfisk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite valfisk valfisks
definite valfisken valfiskens
plural indefinite valfiskar valfiskars
definite valfiskarna valfiskarnas

References

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