Gösn

Bavarian

Etymology

From obsolete Gölsen, also Golsen, from obsolete Early New High German gelsen (“to buzz, to yell”), from Middle High German gëlsen (“to yell, to cry, to howl”), a variant of German gellen. Compare German Gelse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡ̥œːsn̩/

Noun

Gösn f (plural Gösn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. (zoology) mosquito, gnat

Synonyms

  • Muckn
  • Muggn
  • Staunzn
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