Rugge

See also: rugge

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Rugge, Ruggä (Appenzell, Glarus, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Zürich, St. Gallen)
Rügge (Bern, Lucerne, Schwyz, Solothurn, Unterwalden, Uri)
Rügg (Bern, Graubünden, Piemont, Wallis)

Etymology

From Middle High German rucke, rücke. Cognate with German Rücken.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrukːə/
(Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈrukə/

Noun

Rugge m (plural Rugge or Rügge)

back (part of the body)

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rugghe in 1395-1396. Derived from Middle Dutch rugge (“sandy ridge, sandbar”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrʏ.ɣə/
Hyphenation: Rug‧ge
Rhymes: -ʏɣə

Proper noun

Rugge n

A neighbourhood of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “rugge”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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