smjörhnífur

Icelandic

Etymology

From smjör (“butter”) +‎ hnífur (“knife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmjœrˌn̥iːvʏr/

Noun

smjörhnífur m (genitive singular smjörhnífs, nominative plural smjörhnífar)

1. butter knife

Declension

Declension of smjörhnífur (masculine, based on hnífur)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	smjörhnífur	smjörhnífurinn	smjörhnífar	smjörhnífarnir
accusative	smjörhníf	smjörhnífinn	smjörhnífa	smjörhnífana
dative	smjörhníf, smjörhnífi1	smjörhnífnum	smjörhnífum	smjörhnífunum
genitive	smjörhnífs	smjörhnífsins	smjörhnífa	smjörhnífanna

¹Mostly in the context of violent or criminal actions.