Danish

Noun

kniv c (singular definite kniven, plural indefinite knive)

1. knife

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse knífr

Noun

kniv m ‎(definite singular kniven, indefinite plural kniver, definite plural knivene)

1. a knife (utensil or tool designed for cutting)

Derived terms

• knivstikke

References

• “kniv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse knífr

Noun

kniv m ‎(definite singular kniven, indefinite plural knivar, definite plural knivane)

1. a knife (as above)

References

• “kniv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• knif (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Swedish knīver, from Old Norse knífr ‎(“knife”), from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-.

Pronunciation

Noun

kniv c

1. a knife

Declension

Related terms

References

• kniv in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)