"kniv" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

See kniv in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kniːʋ/, [kʰniːʋ] Forms: kniven [definite, singular], kniver [indefinite, plural], knivene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-. Etymology templates: {{inh|nb|non|knífr}} Old Norse knífr, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*knībaz}} Proto-Germanic *knībaz, {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*gneybʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ- Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} kniv m (definite singular kniven, indefinite plural kniver, definite plural knivene)
  1. knife (utensil or tool designed for cutting) Wikipedia link: no:kniv Tags: masculine Derived forms: brødkniv, kjøkkenkniv, knivblad, knivblokk, knivstikke, lommekniv

Inflected forms

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    },
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      },
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    },
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    },
    {
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    }
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  "lang_code": "nb",
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          "word": "brødkniv"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "knivblad"
        },
        {
          "word": "knivblokk"
        },
        {
          "word": "knivstikke"
        },
        {
          "word": "lommekniv"
        }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰniːʋ]"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "brødkniv"
    },
    {
      "word": "kjøkkenkniv"
    },
    {
      "word": "knivblad"
    },
    {
      "word": "knivblokk"
    },
    {
      "word": "knivstikke"
    },
    {
      "word": "lommekniv"
    }
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/kniːʋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰniːʋ]"
    }
  ],
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}

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