klěšće

See also: klešče and klęsce

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• klėschcżé (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *klěšča.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɪɕt͡ɕɛ/, [ˈklʲɪɕt͡ɕə]

Noun

klěšće ? pl (diminutive klěšćiki)

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

Declension

Declension of klěšće

	plural (plurale tantum)
Nominative	klěšće
Genitive	klěšćow
Dative	klěšćam
Accusative	klěšće
Instrumental	klěšćami
Locative	klěšćach

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