ganivet

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan canivet (compare Old French cnivet, canivet), originally with diminutive meaning. Itself from Frankish *knīf, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz (knife).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ɡə.niˈβɛt]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ɡə.niˈvət]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ɡa.niˈvet]
  • (file)

Noun

ganivet m (plural ganivets)

  1. knife
    Synonym: coltell

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