forceps

Meaning

tongs, pincers, forceps

Concepts

tongs

pincers

curling tongs

Translations

tang

tenazas

tenaz

tenaglie

Zange

δαγκάνες

μασιά

pinces

pinces

tenaille

pincettes

tenailles

molla

pince

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfɔr.kɛps]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *formokaps through syncope. By surface analysis, formus (“warm”) + -ceps (“taker”).