valp

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hvelpr.

Noun[edit]

valp m (definite singular valpen, indefinite plural valper, definite plural valpene)

  1. a puppy or pup (young dog)

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

valp m (definite singular valpen, indefinite plural valpar, definite plural valpane)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of kvalp

Swedish[edit]

en valp

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish hvælper, hvalper, from Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz.

Noun[edit]

valp c

  1. a puppy (young dog)
    Synonym: hundvalp
  2. a whelp (young offspring of a canid, especially a dog or wolf)
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) an (inexperienced (but assertive)) young man

Declension[edit]

Declension of valp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative valp valpen valpar valparna
Genitive valps valpens valpars valparnas

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