smjörhnífur

Icelandic

Etymology

From smjör (“butter”) +‎ hnífur (“knife”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmjœrˌn̥iːvʏr/

Noun

smjörhnífur m (genitive singular smjörhnífs, nominative plural smjörhnífar)

  1. butter knife

Declension

Declension of smjörhnífur (masculine, based on hnífur)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative smjörhnífur smjörhnífurinn smjörhnífar smjörhnífarnir
accusative smjörhníf smjörhnífinn smjörhnífa smjörhnífana
dative smjörhníf, smjörhnífi1 smjörhnífnum smjörhnífum smjörhnífunum
genitive smjörhnífs smjörhnífsins smjörhnífa smjörhnífanna

1Mostly in the context of violent or criminal actions.

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