pissmyra

Swedish

Etymology

From pissa (“piss”) +‎ myra (“ant”). Attested since 1734. Compare Middle English pissemyre, English pissant.

Noun

pissmyra c

  1. (colloquial) a stinging ant, especially a red ant (ant of the genus Myrmica)
    Synonym: ettermyra

Declension

Declension of pissmyra
nominative genitive
singular indefinite pissmyra pissmyras
definite pissmyran pissmyrans
plural indefinite pissmyror pissmyrors
definite pissmyrorna pissmyrornas

References

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