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Rugge
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rugge
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
gsw Ruggä Appenzell Glarus Lucerne Schaffhausen Schwyz Thurgau Zurich St. Gallen
gsw Rügge Bern Lucerne Schwyz Solothurn Unterwalden Uri
gsw Rügg Bern Graubünden Piemont Wallis
Etymology
From gsw gmh rucke, gmh rücke. Cognate with de Rücken.
Pronunciation
gsw /ˈrukːə/
gsw /ˈrukə/ Zurich
Noun
gsw noun m plural Rugge or Rügge
back part of the body
Descendants
wae rügga
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as rugghe in 1395-1396. Derived from nl dum rugge sandy ridge, sandbar.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈrʏ.ɣə/
nl Rug ge
nl ʏɣə 2
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood city/Voorne aan Zee p/South Holland c/Netherlands
References
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