Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin forceps.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔʁft͡sɛps/
- Hyphenation: For‧zeps
Forzeps m or f (strong, genitive Forzeps, plural Forzeps or Forzipes)
- (medicine) forceps (used in the delivery of babies)
- Synonym: Geburtszange
Declension[edit]
Declension of Forzeps [masculine // feminine, strong]
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singular
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plural
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indef.
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def.
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noun
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def.
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noun
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| nominative
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ein, eine
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der, die
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Forzeps
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die
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Forzeps, Forzipes
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| genitive
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eines, einer
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des, der
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Forzeps
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der
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Forzeps, Forzipes
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| dative
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einem, einer
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dem, der
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Forzeps
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den
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Forzeps, Forzipes
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| accusative
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einen, eine
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den, die
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Forzeps
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die
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Forzeps, Forzipes
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Further reading[edit]
- “Forzeps” in Duden online
- “Forzeps” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
