μυρμήγκι
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Greek
Alternative forms
- μερμήγκι n (mermígki)
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek μυρμήγκιν (murmḗnkin), from Koine Greek μυρμήκιον (murmḗkion), diminutive of the Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), from Proto-Indo-European *morwi-.
Noun
μυρμήγκι • (myrmígki) n (plural μυρμήγκια)
- ant (insect)
- (figuratively) an insignificant person
- (figuratively) a hard-working, diligent person
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μυρμήγκι (myrmígki) | μυρμήγκια (myrmígkia) |
| genitive | μυρμηγκιού (myrmigkioú) | μυρμηγκιών (myrmigkión) |
| accusative | μυρμήγκι (myrmígki) | μυρμήγκια (myrmígkia) |
| vocative | μυρμήγκι (myrmígki) | μυρμήγκια (myrmígkia) |
Related terms
- μυρμηκικός (myrmikikós, “antlike”)
- μυρμηκικό οξύ n (myrmikikó oxý, “formic acid”)
Descendants
Further reading
μυρμήγκι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
