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)
Mutation
| 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: (file) - Rhymes: -ito
- Hyphenation: mos‧ki‧to
Noun
moskito (accusative singular moskiton, plural moskitoj, accusative plural moskitojn)
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)
Derived terms
- paramoskito (“mosquito net”)
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
moskito