grindval

Swedish

Etymology

Likely compound of grind (“fence”) +‎ val (“whale”). First part possibly cognate of Russian гряда́ (grjadá, “ridge”). See details at Faroese grind. Cognate of German Grindwal, Danish grindehval.

Noun

grindval c

1. a pilot whale

Declension

Declension of grindval

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	grindval	grindvals
	definite	grindvalen	grindvalens
plural	indefinite	grindvalar	grindvalars
	definite	grindvalarna	grindvalarnas

See also

• grundval

Further reading

• “grindval”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• grindval in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)