eldhúshnífur

Icelandic

Etymology

From eldhús (“kitchen”) +‎ hnífur (“knife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlt.huːsˌn̥iːvʏr/

Noun

eldhúshnífur m (genitive singular eldhúshnífs, nominative plural eldhúshnífar)

1. kitchen knife

Declension

Declension of eldhúshnífur (masculine, based on hnífur)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eldhúshnífur	eldhúshnífurinn	eldhúshnífar	eldhúshnífarnir
accusative	eldhúshníf	eldhúshnífinn	eldhúshnífa	eldhúshnífana
dative	eldhúshníf, eldhúshnífi1	eldhúshnífnum	eldhúshnífum	eldhúshnífunum
genitive	eldhúshnífs	eldhúshnífsins	eldhúshnífa	eldhúshnífanna

¹Mostly in the context of violent or criminal actions.