formicula

Latin

Etymology

formīca (“ant”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /forˈmiː.ku.la/, [fɔrˈmiːkʊɫ̪ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /forˈmi.ku.la/, [forˈmiːkulä]

Noun

formīcula f (genitive formīculae); first declension

  1. (Late Latin) A small ant.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative formīcula formīculae
Genitive formīculae formīculārum
Dative formīculae formīculīs
Accusative formīculam formīculās
Ablative formīculā formīculīs
Vocative formīcula formīculae

Descendants

All borrowed, due to lack of syncope of -cul-.

  • Corsican: furmicula
  • Italian: formicola
  • Romansch: furmicla
  • Sicilian: furmicula

References
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