grindval

Swedish

Etymology

Likely compound of grind (“fence”) +‎ val (“whale”). First part possibly cognate of Russian гряда́ (grjadá, “ridge”). See details at Faroese grind. Cognate of German Grindwal, Danish grindehval.

Noun

grindval c

1. a pilot whale

Declension

Declension of grindval
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	grindval	grindvalen	grindvalar	grindvalarna
Genitive	grindvals	grindvalens	grindvalars	grindvalarnas

See also

• grundval

Further reading

• grindval in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• grindval in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)