ant en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ɛnt/ (New-Zealand)
- änt (dialectal)
- /æːnt/ (Australia)
- [ɛːnt] æ-raising
- (US) audio
- [eənt] æ-raising
- /ɑːnt/ (dialectal)
- [ɛənt] æ-raising
- /ant/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
- ănt
- /ænt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā Old English ǣmete Middle English ampte English ant From Middle English ampte, amte, amete, amote, ante, emete, emot, emotte, empt, empte, from Old English ǣmete, ǣmette, ǣmytte, ǣmætte (“ant”), from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā (“ant”), of uncertain and debated origin (q.v.), but probably from Proto-Germanic *ē- (“off, away”) + *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y- (“to cut”). See also emmet. Cognates Cognate with Yola emotee, emothee (“ant”), West Frisian eamel, eamelder, eameler (“ant”), Alemannic German Ameisse (“ant”), Bavarian Åmasn, Åmeisn (“ant”), Cimbrian amasa (“ant”), Dutch emt (“ant”), German Ameise, Emse (“ant”), Low German Emk (“ant”), Vilamovian ömys (“ant”), Yiddish אַמייזע (ameyze, “ant”).
Meanings
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Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
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.
2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] ”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:
- (Internet) A Web spider.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ampte | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ante | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ghost ant · antshrike · green-tree ant · weaver ant · sanguinary ant · anthole · ant-bed · anteater · antly · antdom · parasol ant · antish · antlion · silky ant · ant hill · legionary ant · antthrush · antlet · honey ant · stink ant · lion ant · ant spider · ant thrush · antpipit · crazy ant · ant lion · meat ant · anty · Valentine ant · horse ant · turtle ant · sugar ant · warrior ant · jet ant · ant sand · ant-blue · panda ant · dusky ant · slave-making ant · antwren · little black ant · driver ant · antkind · antbed parrot · ant cap · antling · Argentine ant · ant mound · coconut ant · piss-ant · fungus-growing ant · ant's pants · anthill · antpecker · antbear · white ant · pavement ant · anteating · Hercules ant · armadillo ant · Amazon ant · antsy · ant cow · ant mimicry · pissant · honeypot ant · ant colony · ant tanager · trapjaw ant · harvester ant · ants in one's pants · black ant · trap jaw ant · antproof · green ant · green tree ant · skull-collecting ant · ant tree · throw an ant into a sty · Florida carpenter ant · gliding ant · agricultural ant · mound ant · anticide · slave ant · ant plant · banded sugar ant · Allegheny mound ant · blue pony ant · suicide ant · ant nest beetle · leaf-cutting ant · red imported fire ant · Malaysian exploding ant · ant-hill · acrobat ant · ant orchid · ant bear · turf ant · tramp ant · ant farm · ant-plant · antpitta · antbed parrot moth · ant mill · ant-tanager · ant rattan · safari ant · negro ant · anternet · ant cricket · antvireo · white-ant · antlike · rainbow ant · blue ant · bigheaded ant · trap-jaw ant · ant beetle · antbird · Antperson · ant-heap · leaf-cutter ant · yellow meadow ant · Langton's ant · umbrella ant · ant egg · ant cattle · cocktail ant · anthood · honey pot ant · duck ant · yellow hill ant · black imported fire ant · antless · odorous house ant · yellow crazy ant · antheap · bullet ant · visiting ant · blood-red ant · ant-eater · lemon ant · ant-bear · anting · ant rice · velvet ant
Descendants
Hyponyms
thief ant (insect in Formicidae) · bull ant (insect in Formicidae) · garden ant (insect in Formicidae) · leafcutter ant (insect in Formicidae) · honey-pot ant (insect in Formicidae) · black garden ant (insect in Formicidae) · piss ant (insect in Formicidae) · army ant (insect in Formicidae) · carpenter ant (insect in Formicidae) · red ant (insect in Formicidae) · wood ant (insect in Formicidae) · pharaoh ant (insect in Formicidae) · fire ant (insect in Formicidae) · sauba ant (insect in Formicidae)
Relateds
army · colony · nest · -ant · ant-
Synonyms
antmire (insect) · anty-mire (insect) · emmet (insect) · pismire (insect)
Translations (411)
fy miammel (insect) · sma garhke (insect) · kl uniaaluk (insect) · ceb hulmigas (insect) · prn womī (insect) · new इमू (insect) · fa مور (insect) · lt skruzdė (insect) · mi pokopokorua (insect) · ruo frunigĕ (insect) · ti ጻጸ (insect) · vec formìga (insect) · ceb holmigas (insect) · pap vruminga (insect) · ee anyidi (insect) · mn шургуулж (insect) · bua шоргоолзон (insect) · mg vitsika (insect) · ttt мужинэ (insect) · are yerre (insect) · kxd samut (insect) · ks رؠے (insect) · cy morgrug (insect) · mrw anai (insect) · lb Seejomes (insect) · os мӕлдзыг (insect) · nrf frémîn (insect) · kbd хъумпӏэцӏэдж (insect) · tsg sanam (insect) · wuu 螞蟻 /蚂蚁 (insect) · rup furnigã (insect) · nds Miegreem (insect) · ja アリ (insect) · xsy 'ae'aewzaeh (insect) · ur چِین٘ٹی (insect) · wrh dhuurruuy (insect) · frr mir (insect) · khb ᦷᦙᧆ (insect) · sl mravlja (insect) · br merien) (insect) · eu txingurri (insect) · ain イト゚ンナㇷ゚ (insect) · tr karınca (insect) · niv озр (insect) · ay qanlli (insect) · yij waruma (insect) · ur چْیُون٘ٹی (insect) · lus fanghmir (insect) · or ପିମ୍ପୁଡି (insect) · evn ириктэ (insect) · nah azcatl (insect) · rom kir (insect) · sa पिपीलिका (insect) · ar نمل (insect) · sjd ко̄ттк (insect) · bsh vřāmik (insect) · ba ҡырмыҫҡа (insect) · ks ریٚے (insect) · lbe митӏикьукьу (insect) · zai birí (insect) · eu inurri (insect) · cs mravenec (insect) · li aomezeik (insect) · bcl tanga (insect) · haw naonao (insect) · gv sniengan (insect) · gur ẽsga (insect) · fi muurahainen (insect) · zza murce (insect) · id semut (insect) · zro kwanáhukwa (insect) · eo formiko (insect) · izh muurahain (insect) · sw siafu (insect) · ta எறும்பு (insect) · xsv zangis (insect) · arc ܢܡܠܐ (insect) · tyv кымыскаяк (insect) · alt чымалы (insect) · kmr gêrik (insect) · wbp pingi (insect) · ml ഉറുമ്പ് (insect) · af mier (insect) · fur furmìe (insect) · ryu 蟻 (insect) · lmk phaivang (insect) · vi kiến (insect) · sc formiga (insect) · tzo xinich (insect) · bn পিঁপড়া (insect) · crs fourmi (insect) · lez цегв (insect) · ps مېږى (insect) · twf į̏ęmę̀kiʼína (insect) · tg мӯр (insect) · wo melentaan (insect) · ar نَمْلَة (insect) · sh мра̑в (insect) · an fornica (insect) · oj enigoons (insect) · cop ϫⲁϥϫⲓϥ (insect) · sq milingonë (insect) · nds Miegeem (insect) · sat ᱢᱩᱡ (insect) · tl langgam (insect) · so qudhaanjo (insect) · ryn 蟻 (insect) · hil subay (insect) · mfe fourmi (insect) · es hormiga (insect) · hmr phaivang (insect) · ru мураве́й (insect) · ca formiga (insect) · lb Seechomes (insect) · cak ch’eken (insect) · cu мравьи (insect) · ay k'isimira (insect) · arc ܫܘܟܒܢܐ (insect) · dlm formaica (insect) · nb maur (insect) · hak 蟻仔 /蚁仔 (insect) · az qarışqa (insect) · ruq furnigă (insect) · es shishi (insect) · te చీమ (insect) · sm loi (insect) · mas enkalaoni (insect) · sc formíca (insect) · lv skudra (insect) · gor tolomo (insect) · nys budjin (insect) · wyi murrub (insect) · hop sikya'u (insect) · csm tisí·najy- (insect) · fpe nyɔní (insect) · zh 螞蟻 /蚂蚁 (insect) · aer yerre (insect) · okn 蟻 (insect) · ug چۈمۈلە (insect) · zku kadngi (insect) · xcl մրջիւն (insect) · sje gårrkå (insect) · uz chumoli (insect) · gd seangan (insect) · sne subi (insect) · tk garynja (insect) · itl чʼозаӄ (insect) · war harumigas (insect) · rif takeṭṭuft (insect) · nys kwelka (insect) · nds Miegeemk (insect) · scn fummicula (insect) · yue 螞蟻 /蚂蚁 (insect) · si කුහුඹුවා (insect) · avd مورچانه (insect) · nys dhudula (insect) · mvi 蟻 (insect) · bh चींटी (insect) · cuk sichir (insect) · uk мура́шка (insect) · vo furmid (insect) · mt nemla (insect) · zh 狗蟻 /狗蚁 (insect) · gu કીડી (insect) · cho shu̱kʋni (insect) · jam ants (insect) · qu tixa (insect) · ce зингат (insect) · bal مور (insect) · sju gåŧkka (insect) · arc ܪܚܫܐ (insect) · ltg skutele (insect) · inh зунгат (insect) · av цӏунцӏра (insect) · ar نملة (insect) · ru мураве́ль (insect) · jv semut (insect) · it formica (insect) · so quraansho (insect) · bg мра́вка (insect) · agj ጉንዳን (insect) · ab ашышкамс (insect) · eve хирит (insect) · lt skruzdėlė (insect) · he נְמָלָה (insect) · ace sidom (insect) · ga seangán (insect) · mi pokorua (insect) · xsr གྲོག་མ (insect) · kmr mûrî (insect) · wa frumijhe (insect) · wal qaacuwa (insect) · kw moryon (insect) · mn шоргоолж (insect) · gl formiga (insect) · hi चिऊँटी (insect) · mnc ᠶᡝᡵᡥᡠᠸᡝ (insect) · cop ϭⲁϫⲓϥ (insect) · kum хомурсгъа (insect) · ams 蟻 (insect) · nv wóláchííʼ (insect) · dsb mroja (insect) · bi anis (insect) · my ပုရွက်ဆိတ် (insect) · ady къамзэгу (insect) · nds Mier (insect) · nl mier (insect) · pam panas (insect) · fr fourmi (insect) · dif mirrka (insect) · hy մրջյուն (insect) · rhg fiáñra (insect) · shn မူတ်ႉ (insect) · yoi 蟻 (insect) · gaa gaga (insect) · nrf freunmion (insect) · yox 蟻 (insect) · brx मोस्रोम (insect) · ask břamī (insect) · zu intuthane (insect) · nds Eemk (insect) · yue 蟻 /蚁 (insect) · cv кӑткӑ (insect) · gug tahýi (insect) · ist furmeîga (insect) · hu hangya (insect) · ny nyerere (insect) · gni migi (insect) · nds Miegaamke (insect) · pa ਕੀੜੀ (insect) · rup furnicã (insect) · dis kaising (insect) · ur چِین٘ٹی (insect) · yrl tasiwa (insect) · lo ມົດ (insect) · be мура́шка (insect) · uz qumursqa (insect) · pl mrówka (insect) · sms kotkk (insect) · zza morcele (diq) (insect) · udm кузьыли (insect) · jje 개염지 (insect) · ur چِیُون٘ٹی (insect) · cu мравии (insect) · fur furmie (insect) · uk мура́ха (insect) · dv ހިނި (insect) · mn ᠰᠢᠷᠭᠤᠯᠵᠢ (insect) · grc μύρμηξ (insect) · bdr semut (insect) · nys burdak (insect) · cy morgrugyn (insect) · enm ampte (insect) · tkn 蟻 (insect) · nys karrart (insect) · tl guyam (insect) · sje gåttkå (insect) · myv коткудав (insect) · zza murcele (insect) · st lerwana (insect) · ko 개미 (insect) · ro furnică (insect) · xnb takʉrʉma (insect) · chr ᏙᏒᏓᎵ (insect) · pjt minga (insect) · pdt Eemskje (insect) · nan-tws 蟻 /蚁 (insect) · blt ꪶꪣꪒ (insect) · et sipelgas (insect) · vo fum (insect) · sh mrȃv (insect) · fy eameler (insect) · kmr mêrî (insect) · orv моровии (insect) · zu intuthwane (insect) · ru мура́шка (insect) · ceb alamigas (insect) · alt кумурска (insect) · kw moryonenn (insect) · bg мра́ва (insect) · ar نَمْل (insect) · tcs anis (insect) · mel nged (insect) · rsk брамушка (insect) · cdo 紅蟻 /红蚁 (insect) · fo meyra (insect) · alt комурска (insect) · fa مور (insect) · nds Miegeemke (insect) · to lō (insect) · fa مورْچِه (insect) · nod ᨾᩫ᩠ᨯ (insect) · pwn sasiq (insect) · oc formiga (insect) · rcf fourmi (insect) · pt formiga (insect) · wym ȫmys (insect) · sv myra (insect) · syl ꠙꠤꠙꠠꠣ (insect) · txb warme (insect) · yi מוראַשקע (insect) · bal مورینک (insect) · otk 𐰴𐰆𐰢𐰆𐰺𐰽𐰍𐰀 (insect) · tg мӯрча (insect) · ms semut (insect) · tab зимз (insect) · ht foumi (insect) · stq Miegelke (insect) · sa वम्र (insect) · dz གྱོག་མོ (insect) · mvv kilau (insect) · dwu gälkal (insect) · pag gilata (insect) · br merienenn (insect) · da myre (insect) · rif tikeḍfet (insect) · is maur (insect) · gaa tsatsu (insect) · hsb mrowja (insect) · nn maur (insect) · mdf панжам (insect) · arc ܫܘܫܡܢܐ (insect) · yo èèrà (insect) · ne कमिला (insect) · sv pissmyra (insect) · dar имиала (insect) · ang ǣmete (insect) · su sireum (insect) · ar نمل (insect) · se gotka (insect) · xug 蟻 (insect) · la formīca (insect) · mr मुंगी (insect) · wa copixhe (insect) · as পৰুৱা (insect) · abq хвымбырцӏакӏьа (insect) · el μυρμήγκι (insect) · jv ꦱꦼꦩꦸꦠ꧀ (insect) · sga moirb (insect) · ibg taggam (insect) · qu sisi (insect) · smn kutkâ (insect) · kix màu (insect) · ast formiga (insect) · rsk ґрамушка (insect) · km ស្រមោច (insect) · msk surum (insect) · gld силуктэ (insect) · de Ameise (insect) · mzn ملیجه (insect) · amu kíxjáⁿ (insect) · es huasho (insect) · ky кумурска (insect) · hi चींटी (insect) · csb mrówka (insect) · krc къумурсха (insect) · tt кырмыска (insect) · bo གྲོག་མ (insect) · mww ntsaum (insect) · gur gũure (insect) · kla q'iMaac (insect) · ia formica (insect) · tr karışka (insect) · mk мравка (insect) · sah кымырдаҕас (insect) · rm furmicla (insect) · az qarınca (insect) · scn furmicula (insect) · sjt kottk (insect) · am ጉንዳን (insect) · th มด (insect) · ha gara (insect) · kzg 蟻 (insect) · war tubák (insect) · pis anis (insect) · sva მჷრშკ (insect) · ak tɛtea (insect) · kk құмырсқа (insect) · ka ჭიანჭველა (insect) · ht fo(n)mi (insect) · za moed (insect) · om tuchee (insect) · grc μύρμηγξ (insect) · bg мравия́ (insect) · mi rōroro (insect) · my ပုရွက် (insect) · sk mravec (insect) · kn ಇರುವೆ (insect) · ar نملة (insect) · sw sisimizi (insect) · wyi burruñ (insect) · ltg skudre (insect) · ovd męre (insect) · hak 蟻公 /蚁公 (insect) · crh qırmısqa (insect) · ilo kuton (insect) · ulk izrum (insect) · wyb piipuru (insect) · ckt тыӄиӈэвыт (insect) · wim moolan (insect) · fj qasikalolo (insect) · ar شَيْصَبَان (insect) · gme-cgo miera (insect) · ja 蟻 (insect) · ibb nnuene (insect) · rys 蟻 (insect) · smj gårkkå (insect) · fa مورْچَه (insect) · ota قرنجه (insect) · kjh хымысха (insect) · ccc añalo (insect)