Zange

Senso (Inglese)

a pair of pincers, pliers, tongs, forceps

Genere

♀️ Femminile

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈtsaŋə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Middle High German zange, from Old High German zanga, from Proto-West Germanic *tangu, from Proto-Germanic *tangō, derived from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”). Cognate with Dutch tang, English tong, Icelandic töng. Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian darë (“tongs”), Ancient Greek δάκνειν (dáknein, “to bite”), Sanskrit दशति (daśati, “to bite”).

Frasi

Die Zange meines Opas ist arg verbogen .

Le pinze di mio nonno sono molto piegate.

An der Wand des Zahnarztes hängt eine riesige , verrostete Zange .

Una pinza enorme e arrugginita pende sul muro del dentista.