hnífur

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Icelandic

Etymology

First attested in this form in the 16th century. From older knífur, from Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈn̥iːvʏr/
Rhymes: -iːvʏr

Noun

hnífur m (genitive singular hnífs, nominative plural hnífar)

knife

Declension

declension of hnífur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	hnífur	hnífurinn	hnífar	hnífarnir
accusative	hníf	hnífinn	hnífa	hnífana
dative	hnífi / hníf	hnífnum	hnífum	hnífunum
genitive	hnífs	hnífsins	hnífa	hnífanna

Synonyms

(knife): knífur

Derived terms

Derived terms

borðhnífur (“table knife”)
brauðhnífur (“bread knife”)
dósahnífur (“can opener”)
dúkahnífur (“Stanley knife”)
eldhúshnífur (“kitchen knife”)
hnífasmiður (“cutler”)
hnífasmíði (“cutlery”)
hnífsblað (“blade of a knife”)
hnífsegg (“edge of a knife”)
hnífsoddur (“point of a knife”)
hnífstunga (“stab”)
kökuhnífur (“cake slice”)
ostahnífur (“cheese knife”)
pennahnífur (“penknife”)
rakhnífur (“razor”)
smjörhnífur (“butter knife”)
steikarhnífur (“steak knife”)
vasahnífur (“pocketknife”)

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

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