Zwinge

See also: zwinge

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡svɪŋˌə/
Hyphenation: Zwin‧ge

Etymology 1

From Middle High German dwenge, from Proto-West Germanic *þwangi, from Proto-Germanic *þwangiz. Cognate with Danish tvinge and German Zwang.

Noun

Zwinge f (genitive Zwinge, plural Zwingen)

vise (such as a bench vise)
clamp

Declension

Declension of Zwinge

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Zwinge	die	Zwingen
genitive	einer	der	Zwinge	der	Zwingen
dative	einer	der	Zwinge	den	Zwingen
accusative	eine	die	Zwinge	die	Zwingen

Synonyms

(vise): Schraubstock
(clamp): Klammer

Further reading

Zwinge in Duden online
“Zwinge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Etymology 2

From a name given by the Cherusci to an early, 4th-century settlement.

Proper noun

Zwinge

Zwinge (a village in Thuringia, Germany)

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