kleště

See also: kleste and klestě

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kléščě, from Proto-Slavic *klěšča.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈklɛʃcɛ]

Noun

kleště f pl

  1. pincers (tool)
  2. pliers
  3. tongs (an instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers)

Declension

Declension of kleště (pl-only soft feminine)
plural
nominative kleště
genitive kleští
dative kleštím
accusative kleště
vocative kleště
locative kleštích
instrumental kleštěmi

Derived terms

  • kleštičky pl
  • klešťový

Further reading

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