Catalan

Noun

narval m ‎(plural narvals)

1. narwhal

Czech

Noun

narval m

1. narwhal

Verb

narval

1. third person masculine singular past tense of narvat

French

Noun

narval m ‎(plural narvals)

1. narwhal

Portuguese

Etymology

From Danish and Norwegian narhval, based on Old Norse nár "corpse" + hvalr "whale", likely because of the pale color of the narwhal's skin (compare Icelandic and Faroese náhvalur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɾˈval/

Noun

narval m (plural narvais)

1. narwhal

Spanish

Etymology

From Danish and Norwegian narhval, based on Old Norse nár "corpse" + hvalr "whale", likely because of the pale color of the narwhal's skin (compare Icelandic and Faroese náhvalur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na̠ɾˈβa̠l/

Noun

narval m ‎(plural narvales)

1. narwhal

Swedish

Etymology

Probably by metathesis from Old Norse náhvalr ‎(“corpse whale”), based on nár ‎(“corpse”) and hvalr ‎(“whale”).

Noun

narval

1. narwhal

Declension