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kniv

Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kniːv/, [kʰniwˀ]

Noun

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kniv c (singular definite kniven, plural indefinite knive)

  1. knife

Declension

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Declension of kniv
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kniv kniven knive knivene
genitive knivs knivens knives knivenes

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kniːʋ/, [kʰniːʋ]

Noun

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

  1. knife (utensil or tool designed for cutting)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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

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

  1. knife (utensil or tool designed for cutting)

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Swedish

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en kniv (bordskniv (“table knife”))
 
en morakniv

Alternative forms

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  • knif (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kniːv/
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Noun

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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

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