formicula
Latin
Etymology
formīca (“ant”) + -ula (diminutive suffix)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /forˈmiː.ku.la/, [fɔrˈmiː.kʊ.ɫa]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /forˈmi.ku.la/, [forˈmiː.ku.la]
Noun
formīcula f (genitive formīculae); first declension
- (Late Latin) A small ant.
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | formīcula | formīculae |
Genitive | formīculae | formīculārum |
Dative | formīculae | formīculīs |
Accusative | formīculam | formīculās |
Ablative | formīculā | formīculīs |
Vocative | formīcula | formīculae |
Descendants
- Italian: formicola
- Romansch: furmicla
- Sicilian: furmicula
References
- formicula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press