kniv

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

Further reading

• “kniv” in Den Danske Ordbog

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)

Further reading

• “kniv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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)

References

• “kniv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

Further reading

• kniv in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)