абцугі
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Belarusian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish obcęgi, from Middle High German hebzange. Compare Ukrainian обце́ньки (obcénʹky).
Pronunciation
Noun
абцугі́ • (abcuhí) m inan pl (genitive абцуго́ў, plural only)
- pliers (a metal tool used in blacksmithing to grip and clamp iron)
- (figuratively) grip (something that clamps down the development of something)
- Развіццё краіны знаходзіцца ў абцугах дыктатара. ― Razviccjó krainy znaxódzicca ŭ abcuhax dyktatara. ― The country's development is in the dictator's grip.
- (figuratively) encirclement (coverage of the enemy from two sides)
Declension
Declension of абцугі́ (inan pl-only velar masc-form accent-b)
References
- “абцугі”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “абцугі” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org