mrówka

See also: mrówką

Kashubian
Mrówka.

Etymology

Diminutive of the archaic marwa (“ant”). Akin to Polish mrówka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmrofka/
  • Hyphenation: mrów‧ka

Noun

mrówka f

  1. ant (hymenopteran of the family Formicidae)

Derived terms
noun

Further reading
  • “mrówka”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “mrówka”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi

Polish

Etymology

From mrowa +‎ -ka, from Proto-Slavic *morvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *morwi-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmruf.ka/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ufka
  • Syllabification: mrów‧ka

Noun

mrówka f (diminutive mróweczka, augmentative mrówa)

  1. ant, formicid (insect belonging to the family Formicidae)
  2. (by extension) someone who is hardworking and persistent; a busy bee

Declension
Declension of mrówka
singular plural
nominative mrówka mrówki
genitive mrówki mrówek
dative mrówce mrówkom
accusative mrówkę mrówki
instrumental mrówką mrówkami
locative mrówce mrówkach
vocative mrówko mrówki
adjectives
nouns
verb

Further reading
  • mrówka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mrówka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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