Etymology
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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
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- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛŋ.ɡi/
- Rhymes: -ɛŋɡi
- Syllabification: cę‧gi
cęgi nvir pl (diminutive cążki)
- pincers, pliers
- Synonyms: kleszcze, obcęgi, szczypce
- (of horses, pigs, and ruminants) the middle pair of incisor teeth
Declension
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Declension of cęgi
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plural
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nominative
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cęgi
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genitive
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cęgów
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dative
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cęgom
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accusative
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cęgi
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instrumental
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cęgami
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locative
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cęgach
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vocative
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cęgi
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Further reading
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- cęgi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cęgi in Polish dictionaries at PWN