morakniv
Swedish
en morakniv
Noun
morakniv c
- a type of small sheath knife
- (Can we date this quote?), Cho San Elite (lyrics and music), “Norrlands siesta”:
- Alla stannar upp när jag kommer till festen. De vet att jag har morakniven i fickan på skinnvästen.
- Everyone stops in their tracks when I arrive at the party. They know I have my mora knife in the pocket of my leather vest.
Usage notes
According to a (jocular) stereotype, commonly used as a weapon in the far north of Sweden.
Declension
| Declension of morakniv | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | morakniv | morakniven | moraknivar | moraknivarna |
| Genitive | moraknivs | moraknivens | moraknivars | moraknivarnas |
See also
- slidkniv (“sheath knife”)
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