whale

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

balena

🐳

balene

cetacei

cetaceo

osso di balena

sinonimi

hulk

giant

heavyweight

cetacean

beat

oil

sturgeon

thrash

wale

whip

sea monster

cetaceac

blower

dolphin

🐬

huge

leviathan

Traduzioni

baleine

🐳

Wal

🐳

ballena

🐳

baleia

🐳

walvis

🐳

φάλαινα

balena

🐳

balaena

balina

🐳

Walfisch

🐳

cetáceo

balîna

🐳

hûf

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/weɪl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: whale

Ereditato da inglese antico: hwæl

Affine tedesco: Wal

Affine svedese: val

Affine danese: -

Affine norvegese bokmål: hval

Affine norvegese nynorsk: kval

Affine olandese: walvis

Affine frisone occidentale: walfisk

Affine tedesco: Wels

Affine latino: squalus

Affine prussiano: kalis

Affine greco antico: ἄσπαλος

Affine 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”)).