Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en kniv

knife/kniːv/

Meaning

knife

In Swedish: redskap att skära med

Forms

Forms of kniv
Singular, indefiniteen kniv
Singular, definitekniven
Plural, indefiniteknivar
Plural, definiteknivarna

kniv is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kniv, den stora kniven. Check another noun

Practise kniv

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Is it en kniv or ett kniv?

kniv in a sentence

  • skära med en kniv
    cut with a knife
  • knivhugga någon / hugga någon med kniv
    stab 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.

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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.

  • 1,389nöje enjoyment, pleasure
  • 1,390taxi taxi
  • 1,391översättning translation
  • 1,392meddela let (sby) know, inform
  • 1,394snabb fast, speedy
  • 1,395sång song
  • 1,396lustig funny, amusing
  • 1,397dar days, contraction of dagar, indefinite plural of dag; sometimes written da'r
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