Zange

German

Etymology

From Old High German zanga from an original *tanga, from Proto-Indo-European; compare Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (tahjan, “to tear”), Dutch tang. Non-Germanic cognates include Ancient Greek δάκνω (dáknō, “I bite”), Albanian darë (“tongs”), Gheg Albanian danë, Sanskrit दशति (daśati, “to bite”).

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -aŋə

Noun

Zange f (genitive Zange, plural Zangen)

pliers
pincers
tongs

Declension

Declension of Zange

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Zange	die	Zangen
genitive	einer	der	Zange	der	Zangen
dative	einer	der	Zange	den	Zangen
accusative	eine	die	Zange	die	Zangen

Derived terms

Kneifzange
Rohrzange
Zangengriff