Gnitze

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German gnitte, from Old Saxon *gnitta, from Proto-Germanic *gnittaz, *gnattaz (“gnat, midge”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰneHdʰn-, *gʰneHd- (“to gnaw, scratch”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡnɪt͡sə/
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Noun

Gnitze f (genitive Gnitze, plural Gnitzen)

  1. biting midge

Declension
Declension of Gnitze [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gnitze die Gnitzen
genitive einer der Gnitze der Gnitzen
dative einer der Gnitze den Gnitzen
accusative eine die Gnitze die Gnitzen
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