pissmyra

Swedish

Etymology

From pissa (“piss”) +‎ myra (“ant”). Attested since 1734. Compare Middle English pissemyre, English pissant.

Noun

pissmyra c

(colloquial) a stinging ant, especially a red ant (ant of the genus Myrmica)

Declension

Declension of pissmyra
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	pissmyra	pissmyran	pissmyror	pissmyrorna
Genitive	pissmyras	pissmyrans	pissmyrors	pissmyrornas

References

pissmyra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
pissmyra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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