Zwinge

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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
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

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Zwinge

  1. Zwinge (a village in Thuringia, Germany)
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