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)

1. 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, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)