ant

Significado (English)

Noun

1. Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
2. A Web spider.

Verb

To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.

Concepts

hormiga

🐜

hormiga arriera

hormiga

🐜

formicidae

hormiga con alas

aniallo

hormiga muy pequeña

Synonyms

emmet

ants

pismire

black ant

insect

formica

grasshopper

locust

red

reddish

termite

white ant

fish

🐟

Big Blue

kind of insect

ant-

-ant

carpenter ant

meat ant

ant-hill

small ant

biting

fly

✈️

flying

formic

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ænt/

Etymology (English)

Inherited from inglés medio: ampte

Inherited from inglés antiguo: æmete

Cognate with escocés: emmot

Cognate with neerlandés: emt

Cognate with alemán: Ameise

In summary

From Middle English ampte, amte, emete, amete, from Old English ǣmete (“ant”), from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā (literally “biting-thing, cutter”), from Proto-Germanic *ē- (“off, away”) + *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y- (“to cut”). Cognate with Scots emmot (“ant”), dialectal Dutch emt, empt (“ant”), German Ameise and Emse (“ant”). See also emmet.