formichina
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From formica (“ant”) + -ina (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
formichina f (plural formichine)
- Diminutive of formica (“ant”); little ant
- Synonym: formichetta
- 2014, “La neve il mio piede prende”, in Claudia Mirruzzo, transl., Racconti di vita[1], translation of Textos Selecionados by José Anilto dos Anjos, page 25:
- C'era una volta una formichina molto furba che stava nella sua tana ben riparata dal mal tempo.
- Once upon a time, there was a very clever little ant, who was in its house, well protected against the bad weather