Gnitze

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German gnitte, from Old Saxon *gnitta, from Proto-Germanic *gnittaz, *gnattaz (gnat, midge), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰneHdʰn-, *gʰneHd- (to gnaw, scratch).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡnɪt͡sə/
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Noun[edit]

Gnitze f (genitive Gnitze, plural Gnitzen)

  1. biting midge

Declension[edit]