From Old Norse knífr (“knife”), from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-.
kniv c (singular definite kniven, plural indefinite knive)
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kniv | kniven | knive | knivene |
genitive | knivs | knivens | knives | knivenes |
From Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-.
kniv m (definite singular kniven, indefinite plural kniver, definite plural knivene)
From Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-. Akin to English knife.
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)
From Old Swedish knīver, from Old Norse knífr (“knife”), from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-.
kniv c
nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | kniv | knivs |
definite | kniven | knivens | |
plural | indefinite | knivar | knivars |
definite | knivarna | knivarnas |