Gnitze
German
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈɡnɪt͡sə/
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Noun
Gnitze f (genitive Gnitze, plural Gnitzen)
- biting midge
Declension
Declension of Gnitze
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Gnitze | die | Gnitzen |
genitive | einer | der | Gnitze | der | Gnitzen |
dative | einer | der | Gnitze | den | Gnitzen |
accusative | eine | die | Gnitze | die | Gnitzen |