canivete

Significat (Anglès)

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)

Conceptes

navalla

🪒

Sinònims

canivete suíço

Canivete

Traduccions

canif

penknife

navaja

🪒

Taschenmesser

zakmes

pocketknife

pocket knife

σουγιαδάκι

cortaplumas

çakı

σουγιάς

temperino

coltellino

pen-knife

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ka.niˈvɛ.t͡ʃi/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb francès: 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.