kniv

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

• IPA^(key): /kniːv/, [kʰniwˀ]

kniv c (singular definite kniven, plural indefinite knive)

1. knife

• “kniv” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

• IPA^(key): /kniːʋ/, [kʰniːʋ]

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

1. knife (utensil or tool designed for cutting)

• “kniv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• IPA^(key): /kniːʋ/

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.

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

1. knife (utensil or tool designed for cutting)

• brødkniv
• knivblad
• lommekniv
• sprettkniv

• “kniv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• knif (obsolete since 1906)

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

• IPA^(key): /kniːv/

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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

• gaffel (“fork”)
• sked (“spoon”)

• kniv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kniv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kniv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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