forceps
See also: fórceps
English
A traditional forceps and other tools
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːsɛps/
Noun
forceps (plural forceps or forcipes or forcepses)
- An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers. (With singular or plural concord.)
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- forceps delivery
- microforceps
Translations
instrument used in surgery
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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *formokaps through syncope. Surface etymology: from formus (“warm”) + -ceps (“taker”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfor.keps/, [ˈfɔr.kɛps]
Noun
forceps m (genitive forcipis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | forceps | forcipēs |
| genitive | forcipis | forcipum |
| dative | forcipī | forcipibus |
| accusative | forcipem | forcipēs |
| ablative | forcipe | forcipibus |
| vocative | forceps | forcipēs |
Related terms
References
- forceps in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- forceps in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- forceps in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- forceps in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- forceps in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- forceps in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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