English
Etymology
From the prominent (although not exclusive) association of this type of knife with officers of the Swiss Army; see Swiss Army knife § History for details.
Pronunciation
Noun
Swiss Army knife (plural Swiss Army knives)
- Any of a class of multi-function pocket knives or multitools, having a blade and various tools, such as screwdrivers and can openers.
- (figuratively, by extension) A tool that has many functions, one for every perceivable need.
Synonyms
Translations
type of pocket knife
- Arabic: سِكِّين سْوِيسِرِيّ m (sikkīn swīsiriyy)
- Bulgarian: швейца́рско но́жче n (švejcársko nóžče)
- Catalan: navalla suïssa f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 瑞士軍刀 / 瑞士军刀 (zh) (Ruìshì jūndāo), 瑞士刀 (zh) (Ruìshìdāo), 瑞士軍官刀 / 瑞士军官刀 (zh) (Ruìshì jūnguān dāo)
- Czech: švýcarský nůž m
- Danish: schweizerkniv c
- Dutch: Zwitsers zakmes n
- Finnish: Sveitsin armeijan veitsi, sveitsinveitsi
- French: couteau suisse (fr) m
- German: Schweizer Messer n, Schweizer Offiziersmesser n, Schweizer Taschenmesser n
- Greek: ελβετικός σουγιάς m (elvetikós sougiás)
- Hungarian: svájci bicska
- Irish: scian airm Eilvéiseach f
- Italian: coltellino svizzero m
- Japanese: アーミーナイフ (āmī-naifu), スイスアーミーナイフ (suisu-āmī-naifu)
- Mongolian: Швейцарийн армийн хутга (Švejcariin armiin xutga)
- Persian: چاقوی سوئیسی (čǎqu-ye suisi)
- Polish: szwajcarski nóż oficerski m
- Portuguese: canivete suíço m
- Russian: швейца́рский арме́йский нож m (švejcárskij arméjskij nož), швейца́рский нож m (švejcárskij nož)
- Spanish: navaja suiza f
- Swedish: schweizisk armékniv (sv) c
- Thai: มีดพับสวิส (mêet páp sàwìt)
- Turkish: İsviçre çakısı
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