mrówka
See also: mrówką
Kashubian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmrof.ka/
- Rhymes: -ofka
- Syllabification: mrów‧ka
Noun
mrówka f
- ant (hymenopteran of the family Formicidae)
Derived terms
noun
Further reading
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “mrówka”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
- “mrówka”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Polish
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)
- ant, formicid (insect belonging to the family Formicidae)
- (by extension) someone who is hardworking and persistent; a busy bee
Declension
Declension of mrówka
Derived terms
verb
- mrowić impf
numeral