Portuguese

Proper noun

Formiga

1. Formiga (municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Asturian

Noun

formiga f ‎(plural formigues)

1. ant

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin formica.

Noun

formiga f ‎(plural formigues)

1. ant

Derived terms

• formigat, formigueig, formiguejar, formiguer

Galician

Etymology

From Latin formica.

Noun

formiga f ‎(plural formigas)

1. ant

Occitan

Alternative forms

• fourmigo, fourmiguo (Mistralian)

Etymology

From Latin formica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [furˈmiɣo]

Noun

formiga f (plural formigas)

1. ant

Portuguese

formiga

Etymology

From Old Portuguese formiga, from Latin formica, from Proto-Indo-European *morwi ‎(“ant”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.ˈmi.ɣɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foɾ.ˈmi.ga/
• Hyphenation: for‧mi‧ga

Noun

formiga f (plural formigas)

1. ant

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:formiga.

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: furminga, forminga
• Papiamentu: fruminga, vruminga

Verb

formiga

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of formigar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of formigar

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:formigar.