hvalur – Faroese noun declension

Noun: hvalur

Gender: m

Nominative

Sg. Indef.	hvalur
Sg. Def.	hvalurin
Pl. Indef.	hvalir
Pl. Def.	hvalirnir

Genitive

Sg. Indef.	hvals
Sg. Def.	hvalsins
Pl. Indef.	hvala
Pl. Def.	hvalanna

Dative

Sg. Indef.	hvali
Sg. Def.	hvalinum
Pl. Indef.	hvølum; hvalum
Pl. Def.	hvølunum; hvalunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.	hval
Sg. Def.	hvalin
Pl. Indef.	hvalir
Pl. Def.	hvalirnar

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like hvalur

bóghvítuhvalur, grindahvalur, náhvalur, hvalur,

Etymology

From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). See: Old Norse Nouns 'hvalr'.

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