Swiss Army knife

English thumb|a typical example of the class thumb|an especially well-equipped example Etymology From the prominent (although not exclusive) association of this type of knife with officers of the Swiss Armed Forces Swiss Army; see Swiss Army knife#History Swiss Army knife § History for details. Pronunciation en /ˌswɪsˈɑɹmiˌnaɪf/ GenAm en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Swiss Army knife.wav US Noun Swiss Army knives Swiss Army knife en Q23719 Any of a class of multi-function pocket knives or multitools, having a blade and various tools, such as screwdrivers and can openers. en SAK<id:Q23719><qq:initialism> en Swiss Army penknife en She carries a Swiss Army knife for the convenience of having dozens of small tools handy at any moment. en figuratively by extension A tool or approach that has many functions, one for every perceivable need. en This software has been a good Swiss Army knife for us as we rebuild our systems. Translations type of pocket knife Arabic: ar سِكِّين سْوِيسِرِيّ m Bulgarian: bg швейца́рско но́жче n Catalan: ca navalla suïssa f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 瑞士軍刀 Ruìshì jūndāo, cmn 瑞士刀 Ruìshìdāo, cmn 瑞士軍官刀 Ruìshì jūnguān dāo Czech: cs švýcarský nůž m Danish: da schweizerkniv c Dutch: nl Zwitsers zakmes n Finnish: fi Sveitsin armeijan veitsi, fi sveitsinveitsi French: fr couteau suisse m German: de Schweizer Messer n, de Schweizer Offiziersmesser n, de Schweizer Taschenmesser n Greek: el ελβετικός σουγιάς m Hungarian: hu svájci bicska Irish: ga scian airm Eilvéiseach f Italian: it coltellino svizzero m Japanese: ja アーミーナイフ āmī-naifu, ja スイスアーミーナイフ suisu-āmī-naifu Mongolian: mn Швейцарийн армийн хутга Persian: fa چاقوی سوئیسی čǎqu-ye suisi Polish: pl szwajcarski nóż oficerski m-in Portuguese: pt canivete suíço m Russian: ru швейца́рский арме́йский нож m, ru швейца́рский нож m Spanish: es navaja suiza f Swedish: sv schweizisk armékniv c Thai: th มีดพับสวิส mêet páp sàwìt Turkish: tr İsviçre çakısı See also en all-purpose can-do do-all do-it-yourself jack of all trades multipurpose multitool en Knives Switzerland Tools