Swiss Army knife

Swiss Army knife

English

A representative example of the class.

Etymology

From the prominent (although not exclusive) association of this type of knife with officers of the Swiss Army; see Swiss Army knife § History for details.

Noun

Swiss Army knife (plural Swiss Army knives)

1. Any of a class of multi-function pocket knives or multitools, having a blade and various tools, such as screwdrivers and can openers.
2. (figuratively, by extension) A tool that has many functions, one for every perceivable need.

Synonyms

• Swiss Army penknife

Translations

type of pocket knife

Arabic: سِكِّين سْوِيسِرِيّ‎ m (sikkīn swīsiriyy) Bulgarian: швейца́рско но́жче n (švejcársko nóžče) Chinese: Mandarin: 瑞士軍刀 (zh), 瑞士军刀 (zh) (Ruìshì jūndāo), 瑞士刀 (Ruìshìdāo), 瑞士軍官刀, 瑞士军官刀 (Ruìshì jūnguān dāo) Czech: švýcarský nůž m Danish: schweizerkniv c Dutch: Zwitsers zakmes n Finnish: Sveitsin armeijan veitsi, sveitsinveitsi French: couteau suisse (fr) m German: Schweizer Messer n, Schweizer Offiziersmesser n, Schweizer Taschenmesser n Greek: ελβετικός σουγιάς m (elvetikós sougiás) Hungarian: svájci bicska Irish: scian airm Eilvéiseach f Italian: coltellino svizzero m Japanese: アーミーナイフ (āmī-naifu), スイスアーミーナイフ (suisu-āmī-naifu) Mongolian: Швейцарийн армийн хутга (Švejcariin armiin xutga) Persian: چاقوی سوئیسی‎ (čǎqu-ye suisi) Polish: szwajcarski nóż oficerski m Portuguese: canivete suíço m Russian: швейца́рский арме́йский нож m (švejcárskij arméjskij nož), швейца́рский нож m (švejcárskij nož) Spanish: navaja suiza f Swedish: schweizisk armékniv (sv) c Thai: มีดพับสวิส (mêet páp sàwìt)