Zange

See also: zange

German

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”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtsaŋə/
Rhymes: -aŋə
Audio: (file)

Noun

Zange f (genitive Zange, plural Zangen)

a pair of pincers, pliers, tongs, forceps

Usage notes

While English has a multitude of partially overlapping words for tools of this kind, German generally uses only Zange and Pinzette (“tweezers, forceps”). All tools with a pivot near the front are called Zange. Those without such an element are also called Zange when large, but Pinzette when small.

Declension

Declension of Zange [feminine]

	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

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading

“Zange” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Zange” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Zange” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡saŋə/

Noun

Zange f

plural of Zang

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