en kniv
Meaning
knife
In Swedish: redskap att skära med
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en kniv |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | kniven |
| Plural, indefinite | knivar |
| Plural, definite | knivarna |
kniv is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kniv, den stora kniven. Check another noun
Practise kniv
1 / 2Is it en kniv or ett kniv?
kniv in a sentence
- skära med en knivcut with a knife
- knivhugga någon / hugga någon med knivstab someone with a knife
Words built with kniv
- knivsudd point of a knife
- slidkniv sheath-knife
Questions
What does kniv mean in English?
kniv means “knife”.
Is it en kniv or ett kniv?
It is en kniv, and “the knife” is kniven.
What is the plural of kniv?
The plural of kniv is knivar, and the definite plural is knivarna.
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Swedish knīver, from Old Norse knífr (“knife”), from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-.
Nearby common words
kniv is number 1,393 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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