мрав

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *morvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *marwís, from Proto-Indo-European *morwís.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mraf]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -af

Noun

мрав • (mrav) m (feminine мра́ва, diminutive мра́вче) (obsolete)

1. ant (eusocial insect of family Formicidae, most often of genera Formica or Myrmica)

Declension

Declension of мрав

	singular	plural
indefinite	мрав mrav	мра́вове mrávove
definite (subject form)	мра́вът mrávăt	мра́вовете mrávovete
definite (object form)	мра́ва mráva
count form	—	мра́ва mráva

Derived terms

nouns

• мра́вей (mrávej)
• (resultant noun) мра́вник (mrávnik, “formicary”)
• мраву́л (mravúl)
• мраву́н (mravún)
• мраву́чко (mravúčko)
• мравя́к (mravják)

adjectives

• мра́вешки (mráveški)
• мра́ви (mrávi)
• мра́вист (mrávist)
• мравли́в (mravlív)

• мраво- (mravo-) (in compounds)
  • мравоя́д (mravojád, “anteater”)

Related terms

• мра́ва (mráva), мра́вка (mrávka), мра́вица (mrávica), мра́вина (mrávina) (feminine forms)

References

• Nayden Gerov (1899), “мравъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 85
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мрав”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 272

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *morvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *marwís, from Proto-Indo-European *morwís.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mrâːʋ/

Noun

мра̑в m anim (Latin spelling mrȃv)

1. ant

Declension

Declension of мрав

	singular	plural
nominative	мрав	мрави
genitive	мрава	мрава
dative	мраву	мравима
accusative	мрава	мраве
vocative	мраве	мрави
locative	мраву	мравима
instrumental	мравом	мравима

Further reading

• “мрав”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026