Rugge

See also: rugge

Alemannic German

Alternative forms
  • Rugge, Ruggä (Appenzell, Glarus, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Zurich, St. Gallen)
  • Rügge (Bern, Lucerne, Schwyz, Solothurn, Unterwalden, Uri)
  • Rügg (Bern, Graubünden, Piemont, Wallis)

Etymology

From Middle High German rucke, rücke. Cognate with German Rücken.

Pronunciation

Noun

Rugge m (plural Rugge or Rügge)

  1. back (part of the body)

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rugghe in 1395-1396. Derived from Middle Dutch rugge (“sandy ridge, sandbar”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrʏ.ɣə/
  • Hyphenation: Rug‧ge
  • Rhymes: -ʏɣə

Proper noun

Rugge n

  1. A neighbourhood of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “rugge”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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