muskiet

Dutch

Etymology

From Spanish mosquito (“gnat”), diminutive of Spanish mosca (“fly”), from Latin musca (“fly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūs- (“fly, stinging fly, gnat”). Cognate with West-Flemish meuzie (“mosquito”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Swedish dialectal mausa (“mosquito”), Lithuanian musė (“a fly”). See also midge.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: mus‧kiet

Noun

muskiet m (plural muskieten, diminutive muskietje n)

1. tropical mosquitoes that feed on nectars (compare mug)
2. any species of mosquito (not scientifically correct, but generally accepted)

Synonyms

• steekmug

Derived terms

• muskietennet
• persmuskiet