*knībaz

Runic: ᚲᚾᛁᛒᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈkniː.βɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

pincers; shears
knife

Etymology

A nominal formation, with quasi-Indo-European form *ǵneybʰ-o(n)-, perhaps from an unattested *knībaną, itself related to *knippōną (‘to pinch’); see there for more.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	knībaz	knībōz, knībōs
Acc.	knībą	knībanz
Gen.	knības, knībis	knībǫ̂
Dat.	knībai	knībamaz
Inst.	knībō	knībamiz
Voc.	knīb	knībōz, knībōs

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Descendants

*knīb (Proto-West Germanic)
- *cnīfus (Vulgar Latin)
*knīb (Proto-West Germanic)
- *cnīf (Old Dutch)
  - cnijf (Middle Dutch)
    - knijf (Dutch)
*knīb (Proto-West Germanic)
- cnīf (Old English)
  - knyf, knif (Middle English)
    - canif (French)
    - knyfe, knife (Scots)
    - kunnife (Yola)
*knīb (Proto-West Germanic)
- cnīf (Old English)
  - knyf, knif (Middle English)
    - knife (English)
      - nefi (Sranan Tongo)
*knīb (Proto-West Germanic)
- *knīf (Old Frisian)
  - ? (North Frisian)
  - kniif, knyf, knyft (West Frisian)
*knīb (Proto-West Germanic)
- *knīb (Old High German)
  - knîp, knîf (Middle High German)
    - Kneip, Knifte (German)
    - Knäip (Luxembourgish)
*knīb (Proto-West Germanic)
- *knīf (Old Saxon)
  - knîf (Middle Low German)
    - Knief (German Low German)
    - knief, kniiv, knif (Low German)
    - Kjnief (Plautdietsch)
*ᚲᚾᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*knibaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- knífr (Old Norse)
  - kniv (Danish)
  - knaiv (Elfdalian)
  - knívur (Faroese)
  - kneiv (Gutnish)
  - hnífur, knífur (Icelandic)
*ᚲᚾᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*knibaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- knífr (Old Norse)
  - ? (Norwegian)
    - kniv (Norwegian Bokmål)
    - kniv (Norwegian Nynorsk)
*ᚲᚾᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*knibaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- knífr (Old Norse)
  - cnīf (Old English)
    - knyf, knif (Middle English)
      - canif (French)
      - knyfe, knife (Scots)
      - kunnife (Yola)
*ᚲᚾᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*knibaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- knífr (Old Norse)
  - cnīf (Old English)
    - knyf, knif (Middle English)
      - knife (English)
        
        nefi (Sranan Tongo)
*ᚲᚾᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*knibaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- knífr (Old Norse)
  - knīver (Old Swedish)
    - knif, kniv (Swedish)
*ᚲᚾᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*knibaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- *nijpē (Proto-Samic)
  - ? (Eastern Samic)
    - ныййпь (nyjjp’) (Akkala Sami)
    - nijbe (Inari Sami)
    - ныййп (nyjjp) (Kildin Sami)
    - neiʹbb (Skolt Sami)
    - nijjbe (Ter Sami)
*ᚲᚾᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*knibaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- *nijpē (Proto-Samic)
  - ? (Western Samic)
    - nijbbe (Lule Sami)
    - niibi (Northern Sami)
    - nijjbe (Pite Sami)
    - nejpie (Southern Sami)
    - nijbbie (Ume Sami)

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