whale

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

balena

🐳

cetaci

gegant

Sinònims

hulk

giant

heavyweight

cetacean

beat

oil

sturgeon

thrash

wale

whip

sea monster

cetaceac

blower

dolphin

🐬

huge

leviathan

Traduccions

baleine

🐳

balena

🐳

Wal

🐳

ballena

🐳

walvis

🐳

baleia

🐳

φάλαινα

balaena

balina

🐳

Walfisch

🐳

cetáceo

hûf

balîna

🐳

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/weɪl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: whale

Heretat de anglès antic: hwæl

Cognat amb alemany: Wal

Cognat amb suec: val

Cognat amb danès: -

Cognat amb noruec bokmål: hval

Cognat amb noruec nynorsk: kval

Cognat amb neerlandès: walvis

Cognat amb frisó occidental: walfisk

Cognat amb alemany: Wels

Cognat amb llatí: squalus

Cognat amb prussià: kalis

Cognat amb grec antic: ἄσπαλος

Cognat amb avèstic: 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”)).