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knijf.

long pointy knife, poniard

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈknɛi̯f/

  1. long pointy knife, poniard

    archaic · neuter

  2. switchblade

    neuter · regional

  3. pocketknife

    dialectal · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch cnijf, from Old Dutch *knīf, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz. Related to Dutch knijpen (“to pinch”). Cognate with English knife, Low German Knief, Luxembourgish Knäip, Swedish kniv, Old Norse knífr.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.