Zwinge

See also: zwinge

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡svɪŋˌə/
• Hyphenation: Zwin‧ge

Etymology 1

From Middle High German twenge and Middle Low German dwenge (“constraint, clamp”), derived from Middle High German twengen (“to squeeze, force, cram”) (> modern German zwängen) and Middle Low German dwengen (“to squeeze, press”). Cognate with Danish tvinge and German Zwang.

Noun

Zwinge f (genitive Zwinge, plural Zwingen)

1. vise (such as a bench vise)

   Synonym: Schraubstock

2. clamp

   Synonym: Klammer

Declension

Declension of Zwinge [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Zwinge	die	Zwingen
genitive	einer	der	Zwinge	der	Zwingen
dative	einer	der	Zwinge	den	Zwingen
accusative	eine	die	Zwinge	die	Zwingen

Derived terms

• Schraubzwinge

Further reading

• “Zwinge” in Duden online
• “Zwinge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Etymology 2

From a name given by the Cherusci to an early, 4th-century settlement.

Proper noun

Zwinge

1. Zwinge (a village in Thuringia, Germany)