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

1. (Uri) mosquito (Culicidae)
2. (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.