hvalvákn

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From hvalur (whale) +‎ vákn (weapon, lance).

Noun[edit]

hvalvákn n (genitive singular hvalvákns, plural hvalvákn)

  1. A spear formerly used for whale hunting on the Faroe Islands but now illegal to use.

Declension[edit]

Declension of hvalvákn
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvalvákn hvalváknið hvalvákn hvalváknini
accusative hvalvákn hvalváknið hvalvákn hvalváknini
dative hvalvákni hvalvákninum hvalváknum hvalváknunum
genitive hvalvákns hvalváknsins hvalvákna hvalváknanna