Rugge

See also: rugge

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Rugge, Ruggä (Appenzell, Glarus, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Zürich, St. Gallen)
• Rügge (Bern, Lucerne, Schwyz, Solothurn, Unterwalden, Uri)
• Rügg (Bern, Graubünden, Piemont, Wallis)

Etymology

From Middle High German rucke, rücke. Cognate with German Rücken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrukːə/
• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈrukə/

Noun

Rugge m (plural Rugge or Rügge)

1. back (part of the body)

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rugghe in 1395-1396. Derived from Middle Dutch rugge (“sandy ridge, sandbar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʏ.ɣə/
• Hyphenation: Rug‧ge
• Rhymes: -ʏɣə

Proper noun

Rugge n

1. A neighbourhood of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “rugge”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN