- gnat
- noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gnætt; akin to Old English gnagan to gnaw Date: before 12th century any of various small usually biting dipteran flies • gnatty adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gnat
Look at other dictionaries:
GNAT — Ada Quelltext im GPS Basisdaten Entwickler … Deutsch Wikipedia
GNAT — Código fuente de Ada, usando GPS Desarrollador AdaCore y GNU Project … Wikipedia Español
GNAT — Тип Компилятор Разработчик AdaCore … Википедия
Gnat — Gnat, n. [AS. gn[ae]t.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A blood sucking dipterous fly, of the genus {Culex}, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gnat — (PronEng|næt, nat ) is a colloquial name for many small insects in the order Diptera and specifically within the suborder Nematocera. The males often assemble together in large mating swarms, particularly at dusk, called a ghost .Gnat larvae are… … Wikipedia
GNAT — es un conocido compilador del lenguaje de programación Ada, basado en la infraestructura de compilación de GCC. Ha sido escrito casi por completo en el mismo Ada, e implementa todos los anexos del estándar, habiendo sido certificado de ello. GNAT … Enciclopedia Universal
gnat — gnat(o) , gnat, gnatie elem. Maxilar, falcă . (< fr. gnath/o/ , gnathe, gnathie, cf. gr. gnathos) Trimis de blaurb, 13.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
gnat — O.E. gnætt gnat, midge, mosquito, earlier gneat, used of various small, flying insects, from P.Gmc. *gnattaz (Cf. Low Ger. gnatte, Ger. Gnitze); perhaps lit. biting insect and related to gnaw. The gnatte is a litil fflye, and hatte culex..he… … Etymology dictionary
gnat — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. a, Mc. gnacie, pot. {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} kość : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Połamać gnaty na nartach. {{/stl 10}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}2. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}}… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
gnat — [nat] n. [ME < OE gnæt, akin to Ger dial. gnatze, LowG gnatte < IE * ghnedh < base * ghen > GNAW] 1. any of various small insects, esp. certain dipterous flies, which often bite 2. Brit. a mosquito strain at a gnat to hesitate or have … English World dictionary
gnat|ty — «NAT ee», adjective, ti|er, ti|est. 1. infested with gnats. 2. resembling a gnat … Useful english dictionary
