knífur

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz (“knife”), from Proto-Germanic *knīpaną (“to pinch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneybʰ- (“to pinch”).

Noun

knífur m (genitive singular knífs, nominative plural knífar)

  1. knife

Declension

Declension of knífur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative knífur knífurinn knífar knífarnir
accusative kníf knífinn knífa knífana
dative kníf, knífi1 knífnum knífum knífunum
genitive knífs knífsins knífa knífanna

1Mostly in the context of violent or criminal actions.

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