arbetsmyra
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]arbete (“work”) + -s- + myra (“ant”)
Noun
[edit]arbetsmyra c
- a worker ant
- (figuratively) a busy bee (diligent worker)
- Han är en riktig arbetsmyra
- He's a real busy bee
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | arbetsmyra | arbetsmyras |
| definite | arbetsmyran | arbetsmyrans | |
| plural | indefinite | arbetsmyror | arbetsmyrors |
| definite | arbetsmyrorna | arbetsmyrornas |
See also
[edit]- flitig som en myra (“busy as a bee”)