| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|
| Catalan | ganivet; tisores |
|---|---|
| Czech | nůžky |
| Danish | saks |
| Dutch | schaar |
| English | scissors; pair of scissors |
| Esperanto | tondilo |
| French | ciseaux |
| German | Schere |
| Hungarian | olló |
| Latin | axicia; bracchium |
| Low German | skeyre; skere |
| Norwegian | saks |
| Polish | nożyczki |
| Portuguese | podadeira; tesoura; tosquiadeira |
| Saterland Frisian | Skiere |
| Spanish | tijeras |
| Sranan | sesey; sisey |
| Swedish | sax |
| Thai | กรรไกร |
| Welsh | siswrn |
| West Frisian | skjirre |