anthill

Senso (Inglese)

A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.

Concetti

formicaio

formichiere

sinonimi

formicary

ant-hill

termite mound

antbed

termite hill

Traduzioni

fourmilière

hormiguero

Ameisenhaufen

termitière

μυρμηγκοφωλιά

mierenhoop

mierennest

karınca yuvası

Ameisenhügel

formicarium

formigueiro

termiter

cupinzeiro

عشّ النّمل

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈænt.hɪl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: ametehul

Ereditato da inglese antico: ǣmethyll

In summary

From Middle English ametehul, amptehille, from Old English ǣmethyll, equivalent to ant + hill.