Moskito

See also: moskito

German

Alternative forms

• Mosquito

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mosquito (“gnat”), diminutive of mosca (“fly”), from Latin musca (“fly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūs- (“fly, stinging fly, gnat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔsˈkiːto/, /moˈskiːto/

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Noun

Moskito m (strong, genitive Moskitos, plural Moskitos)

1. mosquito

   Synonyms: Mücke, Stechmücke; (south-eastern) Gelse; (south-western) Schnake

Usage notes

• The word is of intermediate frequency in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, where the standard term Mücke has a broader and hence ambiguous sense.
• In northern and central Germany, Moskito is sometimes used to refer to tropical species but is otherwise rather uncommon.

Declension

Declension of Moskito [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Moskito	die	Moskitos
genitive	eines	des	Moskitos	der	Moskitos
dative	einem	dem	Moskito	den	Moskitos
accusative	einen	den	Moskito	die	Moskitos

See also

• Moskito-Indianer (Mosquito-Indianer)
• Moskitoküste (Mosquitoküste)

Further reading

• “Moskito” in Duden online
• “Moskito” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache