formicula

Latin

Etymology

formīca (“ant”) +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /forˈmiː.ku.la/, [fɔrˈmiː.kʊ.ɫa]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /forˈmi.ku.la/, [forˈmiː.ku.la]

Noun

formīcula f (genitive formīculae); first declension

(Late Latin) A small ant.

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	formīcula	formīculae
Genitive	formīculae	formīculārum
Dative	formīculae	formīculīs
Accusative	formīculam	formīculās
Ablative	formīculā	formīculīs
Vocative	formīcula	formīculae

Descendants

Italian: formicola
Romansch: furmicla
Sicilian: furmicula

References

formicula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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