Information about the word pinch (English → Esperanto: pinĉi)

Synonym: nip

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/pɪn(t)ʃ/
Hyphenationpinch
Shavian alphabet𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑗; 𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑖
Deseret alphabet𐐹𐐮𐑌𐐽; 𐐹𐐮𐑌𐑇

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) pinch(I) pinched
(thou) pinchest(thou) pinchedst
(he) pinches, pincheth(he) pinched
(we) pinch(we) pinched
(you) pinch(you) pinched
(they) pinch(they) pinched
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) pinch (I) pinched
(thou) pinch(thou) pinched
(he) pinch(he) pinched
(we) pinch(we) pinched
(you) pinch(you) pinched
(they) pinch(they) pinched
Imperative mood
pinch
Participles
Present participlePast participle
pinchingpinched

Usage samples

He pinched himself, and felt pain.

Translations

Catalanpessigar
Dutchklemmen; nijpen; knijpen
Esperantopinĉi
Faeroeseklípa
Frenchpincer
Germankneifen; zwicken
Papiamentokinipí
Portuguesebeliscar; pegar com pinça; tomar entre dois dedos
Saterland Frisiankniepe
Spanishpellizcar
West Frisianknipe