arbetsmyra
Swedish
Etymology
arbete (“work”) + -s- + myra (“ant”)
Noun
arbetsmyra c
- a worker ant
- (figuratively) a busy bee (diligent worker)
- Han är en riktig arbetsmyra
- He's a real busy bee
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | arbetsmyra | arbetsmyras |
definite | arbetsmyran | arbetsmyrans | |
plural | indefinite | arbetsmyror | arbetsmyrors |
definite | arbetsmyrorna | arbetsmyrornas |
See also
- flitig som en myra (“busy as a bee”)