eldhúshnífur

Icelandic

Etymology

From eldhús (“kitchen”) +‎ hnífur (“knife”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlt.huːsˌn̥iːvʏr/

Noun

eldhúshnífur m (genitive singular eldhúshnífs, nominative plural eldhúshnífar)

  1. kitchen knife

Declension

Declension of eldhúshnífur (masculine, based on hnífur)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eldhúshnífur eldhúshnífurinn eldhúshnífar eldhúshnífarnir
accusative eldhúshníf eldhúshnífinn eldhúshnífa eldhúshnífana
dative eldhúshníf, eldhúshnífi1 eldhúshnífnum eldhúshnífum eldhúshnífunum
genitive eldhúshnífs eldhúshnífsins eldhúshnífa eldhúshnífanna

1Mostly in the context of violent or criminal actions.

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