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Mücke
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mucke Mucke
German
Alternative forms
de Mucke southern, archaic
Etymology
From de gmh mücke, gmh mügge, gmh mucke, gmh mugge, from de goh mucka, goh mugga, from de gmw-pro *muggjā, from de gem-pro *mugjō, gem-pro *muwō midge, from de ine-pro *mū- fly, midge, ine-pro *mu-, ine-pro *mew-.
Compare nl mug, nds Mügg, nds-de Mügge, en midge, da myg, la musca.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmʏkə/
de De-Mücke.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ʏkə 2
Noun
f chen,lein
de biology A nematoceran, an insect of the order Nematocera suborder, that is a mosquito, crane fly, gnat, or midge
de in practice especially mosquito
de Stechmücke Gelse Austria Schnake south-western Germany Moskito chiefly tropical kinds
de regional Austria parts of _ southern Germany fly
de Fliege
Usage notes
de Mücke is most often understood as a blood-sucking mosquito in northern and central Germany, though this is mainly because this kind is more annoying and therefore more often talked about. Generally the term includes all of the “Nematocera”. The further inclusion of flies is restricted to Austrian Standard German and southern German vernaculars.
Declension
f
Derived terms
de aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen Kriebelmücke Stechmücke Trauermücke Mückenstich Mückenschwarm
Further reading
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de Dipterans Parasites