Mücke

Meaning

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

Frequency

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʏkə/

Etymology

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.