knif

Middle English

Noun

knif

1. Alternative form of knyf

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• Knif (Sylt)

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/
• 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, Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 137

Swedish

Noun

knif

1. Obsolete spelling of kniv.

Anagrams

• fink