Gnitze

German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gnittaz, *gnattaz (“gnat, midge”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghhnýd-, *ghnýdh- (“to gnaw, scratch”).

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Noun

Gnitze f (genitive Gnitze, plural Gnitzen)

  1. biting midge

Declension

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