"val" meaning in Swedish

See val in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vɑːl/ Audio: Sv-val.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|hval}} Old Swedish hval, {{inh|sv|non|hvalr}} Old Norse hvalr, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*hwalaz}} Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, {{inh|sv|ine-pro|*(s)kʷálos||sheatfish}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} val c, {{sv-noun|c}} val c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], val [indefinite, nominative, singular], vals [genitive, indefinite, singular], valen [definite, nominative, singular], valens [definite, genitive, singular], valar [indefinite, nominative, plural], valars [genitive, indefinite, plural], valarna [definite, nominative, plural], valarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a whale Tags: common-gender Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans
    Sense id: en-val-sv-noun-Xt9kHV3T Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 43 7 5 45 Derived forms: blåval, grindval, grönlandsval, kaskelottval, kaskelotval, knölval, pottval, sillval, valdjur, valfisk, valfångst, valhaj, valkokeri, valolja, valrav, valsång, vitval
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /vɑːl/ Audio: Sv-val.ogg
Etymology: From Old Norse val (related to the verb velja (“to choose”)), from Proto-Germanic *walą. Related to välja, vilja (English will). Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|val}} Old Norse val, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*walą}} Proto-Germanic *walą, {{cog|en|will}} English will Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=n|g2=|head=|sort=}} val n, {{sv-noun|n}} val n Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-n-zero}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], val [indefinite, nominative, singular], vals [genitive, indefinite, singular], valet [definite, nominative, singular], valets [definite, genitive, singular], val [indefinite, nominative, plural], vals [genitive, indefinite, plural], valen [definite, nominative, plural], valens [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a choice Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-val-sv-noun-Tqi3kbkQ
  2. an election Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Government
    Sense id: en-val-sv-noun-r2RMKjZt Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /vɑːl/ Audio: Sv-val.ogg
Etymology: From Old Norse valr (“the slain, the fallen”), from Proto-Germanic *walaz (“corpse, body; carnage”). Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|valr||the slain, the fallen}} Old Norse valr (“the slain, the fallen”), {{der|sv|gem-pro|*walaz||corpse, body; carnage}} Proto-Germanic *walaz (“corpse, body; carnage”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} val c, {{sv-noun|c}} val c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], val [indefinite, nominative, singular], vals [genitive, indefinite, singular], valen [definite, nominative, singular], valens [definite, genitive, singular], valar [indefinite, nominative, plural], valars [genitive, indefinite, plural], valarna [definite, nominative, plural], valarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (obsolete) the fallen; casualties of a war or battle Tags: common-gender, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans
    Sense id: en-val-sv-noun-1CTUNB32 Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 43 7 5 45 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 3 13 7 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "2": "gmq-osw",
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          "word": "kaskelottval"
        },
        {
          "word": "kaskelotval"
        },
        {
          "word": "knölval"
        },
        {
          "word": "pottval"
        },
        {
          "word": "sillval"
        },
        {
          "word": "valdjur"
        },
        {
          "word": "valfisk"
        },
        {
          "word": "valfångst"
        },
        {
          "word": "valhaj"
        },
        {
          "word": "valkokeri"
        },
        {
          "word": "valolja"
        },
        {
          "word": "valrav"
        },
        {
          "word": "valsång"
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        {
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        "a whale"
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "andrahandsval"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "behandlingsval"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "delstatsval"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Europaparlamentsval"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fyllnadsval"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "förbundsdagsval"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "omval"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ordval"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "parlamentsval"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "personval"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "presidentval"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "primärval"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "provval"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "riksdagsval"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "urval"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valallians"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valanalys"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valbarometer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valberedning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valboskap"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valbroschyr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valbudskap"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valbås"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valdag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valdebatt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valdeltagande"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valdistrikt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valfläsk"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valfusk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valhemlighet"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valkampanj"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valurna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valvaka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valår"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valövervakare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valövervakning"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vara i valet och kvalet"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vägval"
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    },
    {
      "form": "valet",
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    },
    {
      "form": "valets",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "val",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
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          "langcode": "sv",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        "nominative",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "valarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "valarnas",
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        "genitive",
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          "_dis": "3 13 7 77",
          "kind": "other",
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