pincet

Danish

En pincet

Etymology

From French pincette (“tweezers”), diminutive of pince (“pincer, tongs”), from pincer (“to pinch”). Cognate with Dutch pincet and German Pinzette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pensɛt/, [pʰenˈsɛd̥]

Noun

pincet c (singular definite pincetten, plural indefinite pincetter)

1. tweezers (small pincers, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects)

Inflection

Declension of pincet

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pincet	pincetten	pincetter	pincetterne
genitive	pincets	pincettens	pincetters	pincetternes

Further reading

• pincet on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French pincette (“tweezers; poker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪnˈsɛt/

• pincet:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: pin‧cet
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

pincet n (plural pincetten, diminutive pincetje n)

1. A pair of tweezers, small (usually metal) pincers, used for handling small objects and in medicine

Derived terms

• aderpincet n
• klempincet n

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pinset
• → Japanese: ピンセット