canif

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English knif (“knife”), from Old English cnīf (“knife”), from Proto-Germanic *knībaz (“knife”). Akin to Old French cnivet, canivet (“little knife”), from Frankish *knīf (“knife”), from the same Germanic source. More at knife.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.nif/
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Noun

canif m (plural canifs)

penknife

Further reading

“canif” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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