Whale (generic)

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Depiction of a whale by Conrad Gesner, 1604: Historiae animalium, p. 725.

English

Whale (pronunciation); Hwael (arch.)

Portuguese

Baleia (pronunciation); Balea; Balia (arch.); Baleya; Balena (arch.)

Norwegian

Hval (bm); pronunciation); Kval (nn); pronunciation); Hvalr (Old Norse)

Dutch

Walvis (pronunciation); Walfisk (arch.), also spelled as waluisc, walvisc or walvisch; Balein (arch.); Wal (arch.)

German

Wal (pronunciation)

French

Baleine (pronunciation)

Spanish

Ballena (pronunciation); Vallena (arch.)?

Italian

Balena (pronunciation)

Greek

Φάλαινα

Creole

Activities related to whales

• Armação (Portugal)
• Baleações (Portugal)
• Flensing
• Whaling

Whales in mythology

• Leviathan
• Sjøhorv (Norway)

Whales in toponomy

Norway

• Kvalvik
• Kvalvær
• Kvalvåg

Portugal

• Atouguia da Baleia
• Baleal
• Baleeira
• Baleia
• Osso da Baleia