nypsax

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Swedish

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Etymology

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nypa +‎ sax. Probably because its shape is similar to the scissors popular in old time, when scissors were made of one single piece metal without the pin.

Noun

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nypsax c

  1. (glassblowing) a tool used for forming hot glass by e.g. pinching it. When wet, the tool is used in the process of separating the blown glass object from the glassblowing pipe

Declension

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Declension of nypsax 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nypsax nypsaxen nypsaxar nypsaxarna
Genitive nypsax nypsaxens nypsaxars nypsaxarnas