Zange

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German zange, from Old High German zanga, from Proto-West Germanic *tangu, from Proto-Germanic *tangō, derived from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”). Cognate with Dutch tang, English tong, Icelandic töng. Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian darë (“tongs”), Ancient Greek δάκνειν (dáknein, “to bite”), Sanskrit दशति (daśati, “to bite”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsaŋə/
  • Rhymes: -aŋə
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

Zange f (genitive Zange, plural Zangen)

  1. a pair of pincers, pliers, tongs, forceps

Usage notes[edit]

  • While English has a multitude of partially overlapping words for tools of this kind, German generally uses only Zange and Pinzette (“tweezers, forceps”). All tools with a pivot near the front are called Zange. Those without such an element are also called Zange when large, but Pinzette when small.

Declension[edit]

Declension of Zange [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zange die Zangen
genitive einer der Zange der Zangen
dative einer der Zange den Zangen
accusative eine die Zange die Zangen

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Further reading[edit]

  • “Zange” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zange” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Zange” in Duden online

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Zange f

  1. plural of Zang
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