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walvis

Oznaczający (Angielski)

whale, mammal of the order Cetacea

Koncepcje

wieloryb

walenie

waleń

wal

Synonimy

walvisachtigen

Częstotliwość

C1
Wymawiane jako (IPA)
/ˈʋɑl.vɪs/
Etymologia (Angielski)

In summary

From Middle Dutch walvisch, from Old Dutch walvisk, from *wal (“whale”), presumably to clarify the meaning. Equivalent to wal (“whale”) + vis (“fish”). Old Dutch *wal is from Proto-West Germanic *hwal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). See also waldier, walrus, grindewal. Cognate with West Frisian walfisk, German Walfisch. The simple form is cognate with German Wal, English whale, Danish hval, Swedish val.

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