pismire

Meaning

An ant.

Synonyms

ant

🐜

emmet

Translations

mier

🐜

hormiga

🐜

fourmi

🐜

Ameise

🐜

karınca

🐜

mûrî

🐜

gêrik

🐜

frémi

fourmis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɪsmaɪə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pissemyre

Cognate with English: pissant

Cognate with Old Frisian: pisimme

Cognate with Dutch: pismiere

Cognate with Swedish: pissmyra

In summary

From Middle English pissemyre, equivalent to piss + mire (“ant”). So called due to the smell of anthills. Compare English pissant, Old Frisian pisimme, Dutch pismiere, Swedish pissmyra.