LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

formīcula

formīcula f (genitive formīculae)
Classical[fɔrˈmiː.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[forˈmiː.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinA small ant.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeformīculaformīculae
genitiveformīculaeformīculārum
dativeformīculaeformīculīs
accusativeformīculamformīculās
ablativeformīculāformīculīs
vocativeformīculaformīculae

formīcŭla, ae, f. dim. id.,
I. a little ant, Fronto Ep. ad Ver. 8 ed. Mai.; App. M. 6, p. 177; Arn. 4, 145; 7, 240.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *morwísder. Proto-Italic *mormīkā Latin formīca Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin formīcula From formīca (“ant”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianformicola
  • Corsicanfurmicula
  • Sicilianfurmìcula
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshfurmicla
  • Romanshfurmeila
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianfurmigra
  • Emilianformigla
  • Emilianfermigra
  • Ligurianformîgoa
  • Ligurianfromîgoa

Quick answers

What does formīcula mean in Latin?
formīcula, a noun, means “A small ant.”.
What is the genitive of formīcula?
The genitive singular is formīculae. formīcula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce formīcula?
In classical Latin, [fɔrˈmiː.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [forˈmiː.ku.la].