cęgi

Polish

cęgi

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zange, from Middle High German zange, from Old High German zanga, from Proto-West Germanic *tangu, from Proto-Germanic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛŋ.ɡi/

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• Rhymes: -ɛŋɡi
• Syllabification: cę‧gi

Noun

cęgi nvir pl (diminutive cążki)

1. pincers, pliers

   Synonyms: kleszcze, obcęgi, szczypce

2. (of horses, pigs, and ruminants) the middle pair of incisor teeth

Declension

Declension of cęgi

	plural
nominative	cęgi
genitive	cęgów
dative	cęgom
accusative	cęgi
instrumental	cęgami
locative	cęgach
vocative	cęgi

Further reading

• cęgi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• cęgi in Polish dictionaries at PWN