hnífur
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFirst attested in this form in the 16th century. From older knífur, from Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithnífur m (genitive singular hnífs, nominative plural hnífar)
Declension
editdeclension of hnífur
Synonyms
edit- (knife): knífur
Derived terms
editDerived 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
edit- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
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