mrówka

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Kashubian

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Mrówka.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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mrówka f

  1. ant (hymenopteran of the family Formicidae)

Derived terms

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noun

Further reading

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  • 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

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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adjectives
nouns
verb
numeral

Further reading

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