Mücke

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. (feminine) insect of the order Nematocera, that is a mosquito, crane fly, gnat, or midge
2. (feminine) mosquito
3. (Austria,feminine,regional) fly

Γένος

♀️ Θηλυκός

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈmʏkə/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Middle High German mücke, mügge, mucke, mugge, from Old High German mucka, mugga, from Proto-West Germanic *muggjā, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, *muwō (“midge”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“fly, midge”), *mu-, *mew-.
Compare Dutch mug, Low German Mügg, Mügge, English midge, Danish myg, Latin musca.