nożyce

See also: nožyce and Nożyce

Polish

nożyce

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔˈʐɘ.t͡sɛ/

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• Rhymes: -ɘt͡sɛ
• 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

 

Related terms

adverb

• nożycowo

 

Further reading

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