frommin

Champenois

Etymology

Inherited from Old French formie, from Vulgar Latin *formīcus, from Latin formīca. Cognate with French fourmi, Bourguignon formi, Picard fourmiche, Norman fouormin, Walloon frumijhe, Franco-Provençal fromia and Occitan formiga.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /frõ.mɛ̃/

Noun

frommin f (plural frommins)

1. (Troyen) ant

References

• Jean Daunay, Parlers de Champagne, 1998
• Baudouin, Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (Ville-sous-la-Ferté), 1887