gnat
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gnat¹
- /næt/
Rhymes with -æt
Where it comes from
From Middle English gnat, from Old English gnætt (“gnat; midge; mosquito”), from Proto-West Germanic *gnatt, *gnattu, from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz, *gnattuz (“gnat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰneHdʰn-, *gʰneHd- (“to gnaw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰen- (“to gnaw; bite; scratch; grind”). Cognate with Low German Gnatte (“gnat”), dialectal Swedish gnatt (“mosquito”), German Gnatz (“scabs; rash; scabies; stinginess”). Related also gnit and gnaw.
noun gnats
- A biting insect, especially a mosquito. [A]nd his servant was beside him with a fan to keep away the flies and gnats.
- An annoying person. "Away thou whining gnat, and trouble me not!"
Gnat²
Where it comes from
From gnat.
noun Gnats
- A type of jet fighter aircraft.
Translations
Every language
noun any small insect of the order Diptera
| Español | mosquito, jején, maje, mime |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모기 mogi |
| 日本語 | 蚋 buyo, ブヨ buyo |
| 中文 | 蚋 ruì, 蚊 wén |
| Português | mosquito, mosquitinho |
| Français | moucheron |
| Deutsch | Stechmücke, Schnake, Mücke |
| Italiano | moscerino |
| Русский | мо́шка móška, кома́р komár |
| Tiếng Việt | ruồi nhuế |
noun fighter type
| Deutsch | Gnat |
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title = {gnat},
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