kniv

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse knífr (“knife”), from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kniːv/, [kʰniwˀ]

Noun

kniv c (singular definite kniven, plural indefinite knive)

1. knife

Declension

Declension of kniv

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kniv	kniven	knive	knivene
genitive	knivs	knivens	knives	knivenes

Further reading

• “kniv” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kniːʋ/, [kʰniːʋ]

Noun

kniv m (definite singular kniven, indefinite plural kniver, definite plural knivene)

1. knife (utensil or tool designed for cutting)

Derived terms

• brødkniv
• kjøkkenkniv
• knivblad
• knivblokk
• knivstikke
• lommekniv

 

References

• “kniv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-. Akin to English knife.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kniːʋ/

Note: This pronunciation is the most common one, but in some dialects i in this word can be pronounced as a diphthong. Also, in some old dialects k in this word could be silent.

Noun

kniv m (definite singular kniven, indefinite plural knivar, definite plural knivane)

1. knife (utensil or tool designed for cutting)

Derived terms

• brødkniv
• knivblad
• lommekniv
• sprettkniv

References

• “kniv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

en kniv (bordskniv (“table knife”))

en morakniv

Alternative forms

• knif (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Swedish knīver, from Old Norse knífr (“knife”), from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kniːv/

• Audio:

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Noun

kniv c

1. a knife

   skära med en kniv

   cut with a knife

   knivhugga någon / hugga någon med kniv

   stab someone with a knife

Declension

Declension of kniv

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kniv	knivs
	definite	kniven	knivens
plural	indefinite	knivar	knivars
	definite	knivarna	knivarnas

Related terms

• fickkniv
• filékniv
• fällkniv
• jaktkniv
• kniva
• knivbeväpnad
• knivblad
• knivbråk
• knivdrama
• knivdåd
• knivdöda
• knivhot
• knivhota
• knivhugg
• knivhugga
• knivhuggning
• knivig
• knivighet
• knivkastare
• knivkastning
• knivlåda
• knivman
• knivmord
• knivmörda
• knivsegg
• knivskaft
• knivskarp
• knivskära
• knivskärare
• knivskärning
• knivslagsmål
• knivslida
• knivsmide
• knivspets
• knivsrygg
• knivstick
• knivsting
• knivströmbrytare
• knivstucken
• knivstygn
• knivstyng
• knivstål
• knivställ
• knivsudd
• knivvass
• morakniv
• pennkniv
• rakkniv
• slaktkniv
• slidkniv

 

See also

• gaffel (“fork”)
• sked (“spoon”)

References

• kniv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kniv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kniv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

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