Rugge
See also: rugge
Alemannic German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Rugge, Ruggä (Appenzell, Glarus, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Zürich, St. Gallen)
- Rügge (Bern, Lucerne, Schwyz, Solothurn, Unterwalden, Uri)
- Rügg (Bern, Graubünden, Piemont, Wallis)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German rucke, rücke. Cognate with German Rücken.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Rugge m (plural Rugge or Rügge)
- back (part of the body)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as rugghe in 1395-1396. Derived from Middle Dutch rugge (“sandy ridge, sandbar”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rugge n
- A neighbourhood of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.