See also: mrówką

Kashubian edit

 
Mrówka.

Etymology edit

Diminutive of the archaic marwa (ant). Akin to Polish mrówka.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmrofka/
  • Hyphenation: mrów‧ka

Noun edit

mrówka f

  1. ant (hymenopteran of the family Formicidae)

Derived terms edit

noun

Further reading edit

  • mrówka”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “mrówka”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

From mrowa +‎ -ka, from Proto-Slavic *morvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *morwi-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmruf.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ufka
  • Syllabification: mrów‧ka

Noun edit

mrówka f (diminutive mróweczka, augmentative mrówa)

  1. ant, formicid (insect belonging to the family Formicidae)
  2. (by extension) someone who is hardworking and persistent; a busy bee

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

adjectives
nouns
verb
numeral

Further reading edit

  • mrówka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mrówka in Polish dictionaries at PWN