canivete

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) pocketknife, penknife (small razor with one or more blades and other movable and retractable accessories, which fit into the respective handle)
2. (informal, masculine) scalpel (sharp instrument used in surgery)
3. (figuratively, informal, masculine) skinny legs
4. (masculine) razor shell (Solenidae)

Sinonieme

canivete suíço

Canivete

Vertalings

canif

penknife

Taschenmesser

navaja

🪒

zakmes

pocketknife

pocket knife

navalla

🪒

σουγιάς

cortaplumas

temperino

coltellino

σουγιαδάκι

çakı

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ka.niˈvɛ.t͡ʃi/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Frans: canif

In summary

From to Old French canivet, cnivet (“little knife”), from Frankish *knīf (“knife”), from Proto-Germanic *knībaz (“knife”), from *knīpaną (“to pinch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-. Compare French canif.