steikarhnífur

Icelandic

Etymology

From steik (“steak, roasted meat”) +‎ hnífur (“knife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteiːkarˌn̥iːvʏr/

Noun

steikarhnífur m (genitive singular steikarhnífs, nominative plural steikarhnífar)

1. steak knife

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	steikarhnífur	steikarhnífurinn	steikarhnífar	steikarhnífarnir
accusative	steikarhníf	steikarhnífinn	steikarhnífa	steikarhnífana
dative	steikarhníf, steikarhnífi1	steikarhnífnum	steikarhnífum	steikarhnífunum
genitive	steikarhnífs	steikarhnífsins	steikarhnífa	steikarhnífanna

Declension of steikarhnífur (masculine, based on hnífur)

¹Mostly in the context of violent or criminal actions.