clește

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic клѣщѧ (klěštę), from Proto-Slavic *klěšča. Compare Aromanian cleashti.

Noun

clește m (plural clești)

1. pliers
2. pincers
3. tongs
4. claw (mechanical device for gripping)

Declension

Declension of clește

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) clește	cleștele	(niște) clești	cleștii
genitive/dative	(unui) clește	cleștelui	(unor) clești	cleștilor
vocative	clește		cleștilor