gnatte

gnatte
mal·mi·gnatte;

English syllables. 2014.

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  • gnat — O.E. gnætt gnat, midge, mosquito, earlier gneat, used of various small, flying insects, from P.Gmc. *gnattaz (Cf. Low Ger. gnatte, Ger. Gnitze); perhaps lit. biting insect and related to gnaw. The gnatte is a litil fflye, and hatte culex..he… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Gnitze — (auch Gnitte) Sf kleine Mücke, Schnake per. Wortschatz ndd. omd. (20. Jh.), mndd. gnitte Stammwort. Auch mit Vokalvariation ndd. gnatte, wozu ae. gnæt m. Mücke gehört; in der Hochsprache selten und erst seit neuerer Zeit. Herkunft unklar. Wörter… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • malmignatte — mal·mi·gnatte …   English syllables

  • ghen- —     ghen     English meaning: to crack open, grind, scratch     Deutsche Übersetzung: “zernagen, zerreiben, kratzen”, also “Kleines, Bißchen”     Material: Only in den extensions ghnēgh : ghnǝgh , ghnǝd(h) , ghnei , ghneu . guttural extension… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • gnat — [nat] n. [ME < OE gnæt, akin to Ger dial. gnatze, LowG gnatte < IE * ghnedh < base * ghen > GNAW] 1. any of various small insects, esp. certain dipterous flies, which often bite 2. Brit. a mosquito strain at a gnat to hesitate or have …   English World dictionary

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