knífr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knībaz (“knife”).

Noun

knífr m (genitive knífs, plural knífar)

1. knife

   Synonym: dálkr

Declension

Declension of knífr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	knífr	knífrinn	knífar	knífarnir
accusative	kníf	knífinn	knífa	knífana
dative	knífi	knífinum	knífum	knífunum
genitive	knífs	knífsins	knífa	knífanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: hnífur, knífur
• Faroese: knívur
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kniv
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kniv
• Elfdalian: knaiv
• Old Swedish: knīver
  • Swedish: knif, kniv
• Danish: kniv
• Gutnish: kneiv
• → Old English: cnīf
  • Middle English: knyf
    • English: knife
      • Sranan Tongo: nefi
      • → Japanese: ナイフ
      • → Korean: 나이프 (naipeu)
      • → Portuguese: naifa
      • → Samoan: naifi
    • Middle Scots: knyf, knyfe
      • Scots: knife
    • Yola: kunnife
    • → Middle French: quenif
      • French: canif