knif

Middle English

Noun

knif

  1. alternative form of knyf

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *knīb. Cognate with West Frisian kniif.

Noun

knif n (plural (Föhr-Amrum) kniiwer or (Mooring) kniwinge)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring) knife

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kniff (“crease, trick”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɲif/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -if
  • Syllabification: knif

Noun

knif m inan

  1. catch, trick (something used to try and fool someone else)

Further reading

  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “knif”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 137

Swedish

Noun

knif

  1. obsolete spelling of kniv

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