English → Latin
“tongs” in Latin
forcepstongs, pincers, forcepsversōto turn often, keep turning, handle, whirl about, turn over; to treat, manage; to pervert, alter, changeferrumiron; any tool made of iron; sword
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tongs
forceps: to take hold of with the tongs, apprehendere aliquid forcipe: to turn (iron) with the tongs, versare (ferrum) forcipe (Verg.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tongs?
- The usual Latin words for “tongs” are forceps, versō, ferrum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.