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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

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.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kniːʋ/

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

References

• “kniv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

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

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Noun

kniv c

1. knife

Declension

Declension of kniv
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kniv	kniven	knivar	knivarna
Genitive	knivs	knivens	knivars	knivarnas

Related terms

fickkniv filékniv fällkniv jaktkniv kniva knivbeväpnad knivblad

knivbråk knivdrama knivdåd knivdöda knivhot knivhota knivhugg

knivhugga knivhuggning knivig knivighet knivkastare knivkastning knivlåda

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 slaktkniv slidkniv

Further reading

• kniv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)