"Narwal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈnarva(ː)l/, [ˈnaɐ̯va(ː)l] Audio: De-Narwal.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Danish narhval or Swedish narval, from Old Norse náhvalr, from nár (“corpse”) + hvalr (“whale”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|da|narhval}} Borrowed from Danish narhval, {{bor|de|sv|narval}} Swedish narval, {{der|de|non|náhvalr}} Old Norse náhvalr, {{com|non|nár|hvalr|nocat=1|t1=corpse|t2=whale}} nár (“corpse”) + hvalr (“whale”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Narwal m (strong, genitive Narwales or Narwals, plural Narwale) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Narwales [genitive], Narwals [genitive], Narwale [plural], strong [table-tags], Narwal [nominative, singular], Narwale [definite, nominative, plural], Narwales [genitive, singular], Narwals [genitive, singular], Narwale [definite, genitive, plural], Narwal [dative, singular], Narwale [dative, singular], Narwalen [dative, definite, plural], Narwal [accusative, singular], Narwale [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. narwhal (Arctic cetacean) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Narwal-de-noun-XXTYV9r8 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cetaceans

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "da",
        "3": "narhval"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Danish narhval",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sv",
        "3": "narval"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish narval",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "náhvalr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse náhvalr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "nár",
        "3": "hvalr",
        "nocat": "1",
        "t1": "corpse",
        "t2": "whale"
      },
      "expansion": "nár (“corpse”) + hvalr (“whale”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Danish narhval or Swedish narval, from Old Norse náhvalr, from nár (“corpse”) + hvalr (“whale”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Narwales",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwals",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwale",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwale",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwales",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwals",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwale",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwale",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwalen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwale",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "expansion": "Narwal m (strong, genitive Narwales or Narwals, plural Narwale)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Nar‧wal"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Cetaceans",
          "orig": "de:Cetaceans",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "narwhal (Arctic cetacean)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Narwal-de-noun-XXTYV9r8",
      "links": [
        [
          "narwhal",
          "narwhal"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnarva(ː)l/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈnaɐ̯va(ː)l]"
    },
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "da",
        "3": "narhval"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sv",
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      },
      "expansion": "Swedish narval",
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    },
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      },
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    }
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      "form": "Narwale",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "strong",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwale",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Narwales",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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    {
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      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwale",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwalen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Narwale",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "expansion": "Narwal m (strong, genitive Narwales or Narwals, plural Narwale)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Nar‧wal"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms borrowed from Danish",
        "German terms borrowed from Swedish",
        "German terms derived from Danish",
        "German terms derived from Old Norse",
        "German terms derived from Swedish",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Cetaceans"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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        ]
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      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnarva(ː)l/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈnaɐ̯va(ː)l]"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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