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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klěščь.
Pronunciation
Noun
kliešť m animal (related adjective kliešťový or klieští)
- tick (arthropod)
Declension
Declension of
kliešť (patterns
chlap (singular) and
stroj (plural))
Further reading
- “kliešť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024