gnat
See also: Gnat
English
Etymology
From Middle English gnat, from Old English gnætt (“gnat; midge; mosquito”), from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz, *gnattuz (“gnat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰneHdʰn-, *gʰneHd- (“to gnaw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰen- (“to gnaw; bite; scratch; grind”). Cognate with Low German Gnatte (“gnat”), dialectal Swedish gnatt (“mote; particle; atom”), German Gnatz (“scabs; rash; scabies; stinginess”). Related also gnit and gnaw.
Pronunciation
Noun
gnat (plural gnats)
- Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.
Related terms
Translations
any small insect of the order Diptera
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English gnætt, from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
gnat (plural gnattes)
- A gnat or similar insect.
- Something of little worth or importance.
Descendants
References
- “gnat (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-17.
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gnatъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
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- (colloquial) large bone
- (slang) gun
Declension
Declension of gnat
Further reading
- gnat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Template:R:PWN
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