LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

formīcīnus

formīcīnus (feminine formīcīna, neuter formīcīnum)
Classical[fɔr.miːˈkiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[for.miˈt͡ʃiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalant

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeformīcīnusformīcīnaformīcīnum
genitiveformīcīnīformīcīnaeformīcīnī
dativeformīcīnōformīcīnaeformīcīnō
accusativeformīcīnumformīcīnamformīcīnum
ablativeformīcīnōformīcīnāformīcīnō
vocativeformīcīneformīcīnaformīcīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeformīcīnīformīcīnaeformīcīna
genitiveformīcīnōrumformīcīnārumformīcīnōrum
dativeformīcīnīsformīcīnīsformīcīnīs
accusativeformīcīnōsformīcīnāsformīcīna
ablativeformīcīnīsformīcīnīsformīcīnīs
vocativeformīcīnīformīcīnaeformīcīna

formīcīnus, a, um, adj. formica,
I. of or like ants: gradus, i. e. creeping, crawling, Plaut. Men. 5, 3, 12.

Origins

From formīca (“ant”).

Quick answers

What does formīcīnus mean in Latin?
formīcīnus, a adjective, means “ant”.
How do you pronounce formīcīnus?
In classical Latin, [fɔr.miːˈkiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [for.miˈt͡ʃiː.nus].