mug

Meaning

1. (feminine) a mosquito, a gnat, any fly of the suborder Nematocera except sometimes the larger tropical species (which are commonly called muskiet)
2. (feminine,figuratively) a bug, an insignificant individual

Concepts

mosquito

gnat

midge

skeeter

sandfly

nipper

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mʏx/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mugge, from Old Dutch *mugga, from Proto-West Germanic *muggju, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō (“midge”).
Compare Low German mügge, German Mücke, West Frisian mich, English midge, Danish myg.

Sentences

De mug had me de hele nacht wakker gehouden .

The mosquito had kept me up all night.