kleště

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See also: kleste and klestě

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kléščě, from Proto-Slavic *klěšča.

Pronunciation

Noun

kleště f pl

  1. pincers (tool)
  2. pliers
  3. tongs (an instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers)

Declension

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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)