spermkval

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From sperm (“sperm”) +‎ kval (“whale”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²spɛrmˌkvaːl/

Noun

spermkval m (definite singular spermkvalen, indefinite plural spermkvalar, definite plural spermkvalane)

  1. synonym of trollkval
    • 1930, Odd Refsdal, Frå Bøgrendi:
      Det hende i 1896 at ein spermkval slukte ein mann. Han låg i kvalen i 33 timar og levde dei tok honom ut att.
      It happened in 1896 that a sperm whale swallowed a man. He was inside the whale for 33 hours and was alive when they got him out.

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