nożyce

See also: nožyce and Nożyce

Polish
nożyce

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nožici, from *nožь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɔˈʐɨ.t͡sɛ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨt͡sɛ
  • Syllabification: no‧ży‧ce
  • Homophone: Nożyce

Noun

nożyce nvir pl (diminutive nożyczki)

  1. scissors (tool used for cutting)
    Synonym: nożyczki
  2. shears, snips (tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges)
  3. hydraulic shears
  4. (economics, literary) price scissors
    Synonym: rozpiętość
  5. (gymnastics) scissors (exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors)
  6. scissors (hand with the index and middle fingers open in the game of rock paper scissors)

Declension
Declension of nożyce
plural
nominative nożyce
genitive nożyc
dative nożycom
accusative nożyce
instrumental nożycami
locative nożycach
vocative nożyce

Derived terms
adjectives
  • nożycowaty
  • nożycowy
verb
  • nożycować impf
adverb
  • nożycowo

Further reading
  • nożyce in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nożyce in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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