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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 See also 2 Breton 2.1 Noun 3 Catalan 3.1 Noun 4 Crimean Tatar 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Declension 4.1.2 Synonyms 4.2 References 5 Lithuanian 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Preposition

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English ǣmette from Proto-Germanic *amaitjo (“‘biting-thing’”). Cognate with German Ameise. The Middle English form was amte; a parallel development, emete, is represented by archaic modern English emmet.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ănt, IPA: /ænt/, SAMPA: /{nt/

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  Rhymes: -ænt

• Homophones: aunt (in some accents)

[edit] Noun

ant (plural ants)

1. Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.

[edit] Synonyms

• emmet (archaic)
• pismire (archaic)

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

antbear ant cap anteater antlion the ant's pants

anthill army ant bull ant have ants in one's pants white ant

[edit] See also

• ant- (prefix)
• -ant (suffix)
• Appendix: Animals
• army
• bike
• colony
• nest
• Appendix: Collective nouns

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[edit] Breton

[edit] Noun

ant m.

1. furrow

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Noun

ant m.

1. elk, moose

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[edit] Crimean Tatar

[edit] Noun

ant

1. oath

[edit] Declension

[edit] Synonyms

• yemin

[edit] References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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[edit] Lithuanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ant]

[edit] Preposition

ãnt (with genitive)

1. on