Mugge

See also: mugge and Mügge

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German mugga, from Proto-Germanic *mugjǭ. Cognate with German Mücke, Dutch mug, English midge.

Noun

Mugge f

(Uri) mosquito (Culicidae)
(Basel) fly
Synonym: Fliege

Derived terms

Muggedätscher

References

Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.

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