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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡnɪt͡sə/
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Noun

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Gnitze f (genitive Gnitze, plural Gnitzen)

  1. biting midge

Declension

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