| Language | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | mes |
| Catalan | ganivet |
| Danish | kniv |
| Dutch | mes |
| English | knife |
| Finnish | veitsi |
| German | Messer |
| Modern Greek | μαχαίρι |
| Modern Hebrew | sakin |
| Hungarian | kés |
| Icelandic | hnífur |
| Irish | scian |
| Italian | coltello |
| Lithuanian | peilis |
| Moselle Franconian | Messer |
| Maltese | sikkina |
| Polish | nóż |
| Russian | нож |
| Serbian Standard | nož |
| Slovak | nôž |
| Southern African English | knife |
| Spanish | cuchillo |
| Swedish | kniv |
| Turkish | bıçak |
| Xhosa | imela |