whale

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
2. (broadly) Any species of Cetacea.
3. (figuratively) Something, or someone, that is very large.
4. (figuratively) Something, or someone, that is excellent.
5. (figuratively) A gambler who routinely wagers large amounts of money.
6. (figuratively, informal) An investor who deals with very large amounts of money.
7. (figuratively) A person who spends large amounts of money on things that are marketed to them.
8. (colloquial, derogatory, figuratively) An overweight person (usually a woman)

Verb

To hunt for whales.

Verb

To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly.

Sinonieme

hulk

giant

heavyweight

cetacean

beat

oil

sturgeon

thrash

wale

whip

sea monster

cetaceac

blower

dolphin

🐬

huge

leviathan

Vertalings

baleine

🐳

balena

🐳

Wal

🐳

ballena

🐳

baleia

🐳

walvis

🐳

φάλαινα

balena

🐳

balaena

balina

🐳

Walfisch

🐳

cetáceo

hûf

balîna

🐳

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/weɪl/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: whale

Geërf van Old English: hwæl

Verwante met Duits: Wal

Verwante met Sweeds: val

Verwante met Deens: -

Verwante met Boeknoors: hval

Verwante met Nuwe Noors: kval

Verwante met Nederlands: walvis

Verwante met Fries: walfisk

Verwante met Duits: Wels

Verwante met Latyn: squalus

Verwante met Pruisies: kalis

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: ἄσπαλος

Verwante met Avestan: 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀

In summary

From Middle English whal, whale, from Old English hwæl (“whale”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (“whale”) (compare German Wal, Swedish val, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hval, Norwegian Nynorsk kval; compare also Dutch walvis, West Frisian walfisk, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”) (compare German Wels, Latin squalus (“big sea fish”), Old Prussian kalis, Ancient Greek ἄσπαλος (áspalos), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀 (kara, “kind of fish”)).