mrówka

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See also: mrówką

Kashubian

Mrówka.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmrof.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ofka
  • Syllabification: mrów‧ka

Noun

mrówka f

  1. ant (hymenopteran of the family Formicidae)

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “mrówka”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
  • mrówka”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

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Etymology

From mrowa +‎ -ka, from Proto-Slavic *morvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *morwi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmruf.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ufka
  • Syllabification: mrów‧ka

Noun

mrówka f (diminutive mróweczka, augmentative mrówa)

  1. ant, formicid (insect belonging to the family Formicidae)
  2. (by extension) someone who is hardworking and persistent; a busy bee

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
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Further reading

  • mrówka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mrówka in Polish dictionaries at PWN