grindval
Swedish
editEtymology
editLikely 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
editgrindval c
Declension
editDeclension of grindval | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | grindval | grindvalen | grindvalar | grindvalarna |
Genitive | grindvals | grindvalens | grindvalars | grindvalarnas |
See also
editFurther reading
edit- grindval in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- grindval in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)