morakniv

Swedish

en morakniv

Etymology

Mora (a town in Dalarna) +‎ kniv (“knife”)

Noun

morakniv c

1. a type of small sheath knife
   • (Can we date this quote?), Cho San Elite (lyrics and music), “Norrlands siesta”:

     Alla stannar upp när jag kommer till festen. De vet att jag har morakniven i fickan på skinnvästen.

     Everyone stops in their tracks when I arrive at the party. They know I have my mora knife in the pocket of my leather vest.

Usage notes

According to a (jocular) stereotype, commonly used as a weapon in the far north of Sweden.

Declension

Declension of morakniv
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	morakniv	morakniven	moraknivar	moraknivarna
Genitive	moraknivs	moraknivens	moraknivars	moraknivarnas

See also

• slidkniv (“sheath knife”)

References

• morakniv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• morakniv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• morakniv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)