абцугі

Belarusian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish obcęgi, from Middle High German hebzange. Compare Ukrainian обце́ньки (obcénʹky).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [apt͡suˈɣʲi]

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• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: аб‧цу‧гі

Noun

абцугі́ • (abcuhí) m inan pl (genitive абцуго́ў, plural only)

1. pliers (a metal tool used in blacksmithing to grip and clamp iron)
2. (figuratively) grip (something that clamps down the development of something)

   Развіццё краіны знаходзіцца ў абцугах дыктатара. ― Razviccjó krainy znaxódzicca ŭ abcuhax dyktatara. ― The country's development is in the dictator's grip.

3. (figuratively) encirclement (coverage of the enemy from two sides)

Declension

Declension of абцугі́ (inan pl-only velar masc-form accent-b)

	plural
nominative	абцугі́ abcuhí
genitive	абцуго́ў abcuhóŭ
dative	абцуга́м abcuhám
accusative	абцугі́ abcuhí
instrumental	абцуга́мі abcuhámi
locative	абцуга́х abcuháx

References

• “абцугі”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “абцугі” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org