clește

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic клѣщѧ (klěštę), from Proto-Slavic *klěšča. Compare Aromanian cleashti.

Noun

clește m (plural clești)

1. pliers
2. pincers
3. tongs
4. claw (mechanical device for gripping)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	clește	cleștele		clești	cleștii
genitive-dative	clește	cleștelui		clești	cleștilor
vocative	clește			cleștilor