μυρμήγκι
Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- μερμήγκι n (mermígki)
Etymology
[edit]From Medieval Greek μυρμήγκιν (murmḗnkin), from Koine Greek μυρμήκιον (murmḗkion), diminutive of Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]μυρμήγκι • (myrmígki) n (plural μυρμήγκια)
- ant (insect)
- (figuratively) an insignificant person
- (figuratively) a hard-working, diligent person
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μυρμήγκι (myrmígki) | μυρμήγκια (myrmígkia) |
| genitive | μυρμηγκιού (myrmigkioú) | μυρμηγκιών (myrmigkión) |
| accusative | μυρμήγκι (myrmígki) | μυρμήγκια (myrmígkia) |
| vocative | μυρμήγκι (myrmígki) | μυρμήγκια (myrmígkia) |
Related terms
[edit]- μυρμηγκίδες (myrmigkídes)
- μυρμηκικός (myrmikikós, “antlike”)
- μυρμηκικό οξύ n (myrmikikó oxý, “formic acid”)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- μυρμήγκι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
μυρμήγκι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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