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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ant"
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English ampte, amte, emete, amete, from Old English ǣmette (“ant”), from Proto-Germanic *ēmaitijǭ (“ant”, literally “biting-thing, cutter”), from Proto-Germanic *ē- (“off, away”) + *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *mai- (“to cut”). Cognate with Scots emmot (“ant”), dialectal Dutch emt, empt (“ant”), German Ameise and Emse (“ant”). See also emmet.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) enPR: ănt, IPA(key): /ænt/
- (General New Zealand) enPR: ănt, IPA(key): /ɛnt/
- (Received Pronunciation, obsolete) enPR: änt, IPA(key): /ɑːnt/[1]
- (æ-tensing) IPA(key): [ɛənt], [eənt]
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ænt
- Homophone: aunt (in some accents)
Noun[edit]
ant (plural ants)
- Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
- 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects [… ]”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:
- The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […] . But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo.
- (Internet) A Web spider.
Synonyms[edit]
Hyponyms[edit]
- (insect in Formicidae): army ant, black garden ant, bull ant, carpenter ant, fire ant, garden ant, honey-pot ant, leafcutter ant, pharaoh ant, piss ant, red ant, sauba ant, thief ant, wood ant
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
insect
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See also[edit]
- ant- (prefix)
- -ant (suffix)
- Appendix: Animals
- army
- bike
- colony
- nest
- Appendix:English collective nouns
Verb[edit]
ant (third-person singular simple present ants, present participle anting, simple past and past participle anted)
- (ornithology) To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.
- 1974, “Relationship of anting and sunbathing to molting in wild birds”, in The Auk[2], volume 91, page 538:
- Wild birds tend to ant and sunbathe most frequently during periods of high humidity, particularly right after heavy or prolonged rainfall in summer.
References[edit]
- ^ Joan Beal (2002) English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth Century: Thomas Spence's Grand Repository of the English Language[1], Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 109
Anagrams[edit]
Breton[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
ant m
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ant m (plural ants)
Crimean Tatar[edit]
Noun[edit]
ant
Declension[edit]
Declension of ant
| nominative | ant |
|---|---|
| genitive | antnıñ |
| dative | antqa |
| accusative | antnı |
| locative | antta |
| ablative | anttan |
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][3], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Haitian Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French entre (“between”).
Preposition[edit]
ant
Lithuanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
añt (with genitive)
Meroitic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
May be borrowed from Egyptian ḥm-nṯr (“priest”).
Noun[edit]
ant
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
References[edit]
- Meeks, Dimitri (1973) Liste des mots méroïtiques ayant une signification connue ou supposée, Meroitic Newsletter / Bulletin d'informations méroïtiques № 13, pages 3–20
Middle Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ant
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Turkic *Ānt (“oath”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰦 (nt), Azerbaijani and, etc.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ant (definite accusative andı, plural antlar)
Synonyms[edit]
Turkmen[edit]
Noun[edit]
ant (definite accusative ?, plural ?)
Declension[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Vilamovian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
ȧnt f (plural anta)
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