Swedish noun

en knytnäve

a fist

Meaning

a fist

Forms

Forms of knytnäve
Singular, indefiniteen knytnäve
Singular, definiteknytnäven
Plural, indefiniteknytnävar
Plural, definiteknytnävarna

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

Practise knytnäve

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Is it en knytnäve or ett knytnäve?

knytnäve in a sentence

  • att höja knytnäven
    to raise one's fist

Questions

What does knytnäve mean in English?

knytnäve means “a fist”.

Is it en knytnäve or ett knytnäve?

It is en knytnäve, and “the a fist” is knytnäven.

What is the plural of knytnäve?

The plural of knytnäve is knytnävar, and the definite plural is knytnävarna.

Origin

knyta + näve

Nearby common words

knytnäve is number 7,644 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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