klešče

See also: klěšće and klęsce

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klěšča. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klèːʃt͡ʃɛ/

Noun

klẹ́šče f pl

1. pliers

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nominative	kléšče
genitive	kléšč
	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kléšče
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kléšč
dative (dajȃlnik)	kléščam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kléšče
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kléščah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kléščami

Further reading

• “klešče”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026