klěšće

See also: klešče and klęsce

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • klėschcżé (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *klěšča.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɪɕ.t͡ɕɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪɕt͡ɕɛ
  • Syllabification: klěš‧će

Noun

klěšće pl (diminutive klěšćiki)

  1. pliers
  2. tongs
  3. pincers (gripping tool; front claws of crustaceans)

Declension

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “klěšće”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “klěšće”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag