moskito

See also: Moskito

Cornish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔsˈkitɔʊ/

Noun

moskito m (plural moskitos)

1. mosquito

Mutation

Mutation of moskito

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
moskito	voskito	unchanged	unchanged	foskito	voskito

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from Spanish mosquito (“gnat”), diminutive of mosca (“fly”), from Latin musca (“fly”). Compare French moustique, German Moskito, Yiddish מאָסקיט (moskit), Russian моски́т (moskít).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mosˈkito/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: mos‧ki‧to

Noun

moskito (accusative singular moskiton, plural moskitoj, accusative plural moskitojn)

1. mosquito

   Synonym: kulo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from English mosquito, French moustique, German Moskito, Russian моски́т (moskít) and Spanish mosquito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈski.to/

Noun

moskito (plural moskiti)

1. mosquito

Derived terms

• paramoskito (“mosquito net”)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English mosquito.

Noun

moskito

1. mosquito.

Synonyms

• natnat