dósahnífur

Icelandic

Etymology

From dós (“can, tin”) +‎ hnífur (“knife”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtouːsaˌn̥iːvʏr/

Noun

dósahnífur m (genitive singular dósahnífs, nominative plural dósahnífar)

  1. can opener

Declension

Declension of dósahnífur (masculine, based on hnífur)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dósahnífur dósahnífurinn dósahnífar dósahnífarnir
accusative dósahníf dósahnífinn dósahnífa dósahnífana
dative dósahníf, dósahnífi1 dósahnífnum dósahnífum dósahnífunum
genitive dósahnífs dósahnífsins dósahnífa dósahnífanna

1Mostly in the context of violent or criminal actions.

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