furmìcula

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin formīcula; for the vowel in the first syllable, compare the variant furmīca. Cognate with Italian formica-formicola, Corsican furmicula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuɾˈmikula/, [fʊɾˈmikʊla]
  • Hyphenation: fur‧mì‧cu‧la

Noun

furmìcula f (plural furmìculi)

  1. ant

Derived terms

  • furmiculari
  • furmicularu
  • furmiculiceḍḍa
  • furmicuzza
  • Furmìcula
  • furmìculi-furmìculi

Descendants

  • ⇒ Italian: Formica
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