ostahnífur

Icelandic

Etymology

From ostur (“cheese”) +‎ hnífur (“knife”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔstaˌn̥iːvʏr/

Noun

ostahnífur m (genitive singular ostahnífs, nominative plural ostahnífar)

  1. cheese knife

Declension

Declension of ostahnífur (masculine, based on hnífur)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ostahnífur ostahnífurinn ostahnífar ostahnífarnir
accusative ostahníf ostahnífinn ostahnífa ostahnífana
dative ostahníf, ostahnífi1 ostahnífnum ostahnífum ostahnífunum
genitive ostahnífs ostahnífsins ostahnífa ostahnífanna

1Mostly in the context of violent or criminal actions.

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