valfisk

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Swedish

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Etymology

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val (whale) +‎ fisk (fish)

Noun

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valfisk c

  1. (dated) a whalefish (whale)
    Synonym: val

Usage notes

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

Declension

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Declension of valfisk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative valfisk valfisken valfiskar valfiskarna
Genitive valfisks valfiskens valfiskars valfiskarnas

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