Zange

Meaning

a pair of pincers, pliers, tongs, forceps

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtsaŋə/

Etymology

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”).

Sentences

Die Zange meines Opas ist arg verbogen .

My grandpa's pliers are badly bent.

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

On the wall of the dentist hangs a huge, rusted pair of tongs.