formichina

Italian

Etymology

From formica (“ant”) +‎ -ina (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /for.miˈki.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: for‧mi‧chì‧na

Noun

formichina f (plural formichine)

  1. Diminutive of formica (“ant”); little ant
    Synonym: formichetta
    • 2014, “La neve il mio piede prende”, in Claudia Mirruzzo, transl., Racconti di vita‎, translation of Textos Selecionados by José Anilto dos Anjos, page 25:
      C'era una volta una formichina molto furba che stava nella sua tana ben riparata dal mal tempo.
      Once upon a time, there was a very clever little ant, who was in its house, well protected against the bad weather
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