valfisk

Swedish

Etymology

val (“whale”) ‎ fisk (“fish”)

Noun

valfisk c

1. (dated) a whalefish (whale)

   Synonym: val

Usage notes

Associated with the fish/whale that swallows Jonah in the Book of Jonah in the Bible.

Declension

Declension of valfisk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	valfisk	valfisks
	definite	valfisken	valfiskens
plural	indefinite	valfiskar	valfiskars
	definite	valfiskarna	valfiskarnas

References

• valfisk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• valfisk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• valfisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)