teanchair

== Irish == === Alternative forms === teanachair, teannchair, teineachair, teanchar === Etymology === From Old Irish tenchor. === Pronunciation === (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈtʲanˠəxɔɾʲ/ === Noun === teanchair f (genitive singular teanchaire, nominative plural teanchairí) tongs pincers (gripping tool), nippers (surgery) forceps pliers (bridge) tenace ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (tongs): tlú (pliers): greamaire === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “teanċair”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1190; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “teanchair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN