hnífur
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
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| 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, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.