frommin

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Champenois

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Etymology

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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

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IPA(key): /frõ.mɛ̃/

Noun

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frommin f (plural frommins)

  1. (Troyen) ant

References

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