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Albanian[edit]
Noun[edit]
kval m
- (northern Gheg) Alternative form of kalë
References[edit]
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “kval”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 232
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kval m (definite singular kvalen, indefinite plural kvaler, definite plural kvalene)
- a whale
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
References[edit]
- “kval” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Akin to English whale.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kval m (definite singular kvalen, indefinite plural kvalar, definite plural kvalane)
- a whale
- 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:
- Dat kjem inkje kvart Aar Kval paa Land.
- It is not every year that whales come on shore.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse kvǫl f, from Proto-Germanic *kwalō. Related to kvele.
Noun[edit]
kval m (definite singular kvalen, indefinite plural kvalar, definite plural kvalane)
Usage notes[edit]
- Was also considered feminine prior to the 1959 spelling reform.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “kval” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “kval”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
- “kval” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
Swedish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish qval, from Old Norse kvǫl, from Proto-Germanic *kwalō. Cognate of German Qual, Dutch kwaal, Old English cwalu. Compare origin of kvälja.
Noun[edit]
kval n
Declension[edit]
| Declension of kval | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kval | kvalet | kval | kvalen |
| Genitive | kvals | kvalets | kvals | kvalens |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Clipping of kvalificering. Attested since 1941.
Noun[edit]
kval n
Declension[edit]
| Declension of kval | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kval | kvalet | kval | kvalen |
| Genitive | kvals | kvalets | kvals | kvalens |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- kval in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kval in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kval in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kval in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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