"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
    Sense id: en-val-sv-noun-Xt9kHV3T Categories (other): Cetaceans Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 66 5 5 24 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 Categories (other): Government Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0 0

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
    Sense id: en-val-sv-noun-r2RMKjZt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Government Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0 0 Derived forms: allmänt val, andrahandsval, behandlingsval, delstatsval, Europaparlamentsval, extra val, felval, flerpartival, flervalsuppgift, fyllnadsval, förbundsdagsval, förstahandsval, förstaval, förval, kommunalval, kongressval, kyrkoval, livsval, lokalval, nyval, omval, ordval, parlamentsval, personval, presidentval, primärval, provval, regionval, riksdagsval, urval, valaffisch, valallians, valanalys, valbarometer, valberedning, valboskap, valbroschyr, valbudskap, valbås, valdag, valdebatt, valdeltagande, valdistrikt, valfläsk, valfri, valfrihet, valfusk, valhemlighet, valkampanj, valkrets, vallokal, vallöfte, valmyndighet, valmöjlighet, valnatt, valnämnd, valobservatör, valsedel, valstuga, valurna, valvaka, valår, valövervakare, valövervakning, vara i valet och kvalet, vägval

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
    Sense id: en-val-sv-noun-1CTUNB32 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 5 20 10 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Government Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
          "word": "kaskelotval"
        },
        {
          "word": "knölval"
        },
        {
          "word": "pottval"
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          "word": "valdjur"
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        {
          "word": "valfisk"
        },
        {
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        },
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          "word": "valrav"
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      "word": "flervalsuppgift"
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      "word": "fyllnadsval"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kyrkoval"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "livsval"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "omval"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ordval"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "presidentval"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "provval"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "regionval"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "urval"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valaffisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valallians"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valanalys"
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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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    {
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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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      "word": "vara i valet och kvalet"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "valar",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "valars",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "valarna",
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