dósahnífur

Icelandic

Etymology

From dós (“can, tin”) +‎ hnífur (“knife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtouːsaˌn̥iːvʏr/

Noun

dósahnífur m (genitive singular dósahnífs, nominative plural dósahnífar)

1. can opener

Declension

Declension of dósahnífur (masculine, based on hnífur)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dósahnífur	dósahnífurinn	dósahnífar	dósahnífarnir
accusative	dósahníf	dósahnífinn	dósahnífa	dósahnífana
dative	dósahníf, dósahnífi1	dósahnífnum	dósahnífum	dósahnífunum
genitive	dósahnífs	dósahnífsins	dósahnífa	dósahnífanna

¹Mostly in the context of violent or criminal actions.