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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech kléščě, from Proto-Slavic *klěšča.
Pronunciation
Noun
kleště f pl
- pincers (tool)
- pliers
- tongs (an instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers)
Declension
Declension of kleště (pl-only soft feminine)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kleště”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kleště”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kleště”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)