ant

== Translingual == === Symbol === ant (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Antakarinya. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Antakarinya terms == English == === Alternative forms === ante, ampte (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English ampte, amte, amete, amote, ante, emete, emot, emotte, empt, empte, from Old English ǣmete, ǣmette, ǣmytte, ǣmætte (“ant”), from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā (“ant”), of uncertain and debated origin (q.v.), but probably from Proto-Germanic *ē- (“off, away”) + *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y- (“to cut”). See also emmet. === Pronunciation === enPR: ănt: (General American, Received Pronunciation, Australian) IPA(key): /ænt/ (æ-raising) IPA(key): [ɛənt], [eənt], [ɛːnt] (Standard Southern British, Northern England, Scotland, Wales) IPA(key): /ant/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɛnt/ Rhymes: -ænt Homophone: aunt (in some accents) (now dialectal) enPR: änt, IPA(key): /ɑːnt/ === Noun === ant (plural ants) Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females. (Internet) A Web spider. ==== Synonyms ==== (insect): emmet (archaic), pismire (archaic), antmire, anty-mire (colloquial) ==== Hyponyms ==== (insect in Formicidae): army ant, black garden ant, bull ant, carpenter ant, fire ant, garden ant, honey-pot ant, leafcutter ant, pharaoh ant, piss ant, red ant, sauba ant, thief ant, wood ant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Tok Pisin: anis (from ants) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ant- (prefix) -ant (suffix) Appendix:Animals army colony nest Appendix:English collective nouns === Verb === ant (third-person singular simple present ants, present participle anting, simple past and past participle anted) (ornithology) To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers. === References === === Anagrams === TNA, TAN, NTA, Nat, NAT, ATN, nat, Tan, tan, Nat. == Breton == === Etymology === From Old Breton nant (“valley”) by misdivision, from Proto-Brythonic *nant, from Proto-Celtic *nantos, *nantus (“stream, valley”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈãnt/ === Noun === ant m (plural antoù or añchoù) furrow ==== Derived terms ==== antad antañ (“to furrow”) ==== Related terms ==== erv (“ridge”) == Catalan == === Alternative forms === dant (obsolete) === Etymology === From Andalusian Arabic لمط (lámṭ), presumably by misdivision. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [ˈan] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈant] === Noun === ant m (plural ants) elk, moose === Further reading === “ant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Crimean Tatar == === Noun === ant (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide]) oath ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== yemin === References === Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[4], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN == Egyptian == === Romanization === ant Manuel de Codage transliteration of ꜥnt. == Haitian Creole == === Alternative forms === antre === Etymology === From French entre (“between”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ãt/ === Preposition === ant between, among === References === Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[5], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 12 == Lithuanian == === Alternative forms === añ (dialectal) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Lithuanian añt, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-t. Compare Sudovian an. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [²ˈɐnˑt] Rhymes: -ɐnˑt Syllabification: añt === Preposition === añt (with genitive) on Ji̇̀s sė́di añt kėdė̃s. ― He is sitting on a chair. === References === === Further reading === “ant”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 “ant”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026 Vytautas Ambrazas (2006), “Prepositions with the genitive case”, in Lithuanian Grammar, 2nd revised edition, →ISBN, page 407 == Meroitic == === Romanization === ant romanization of 𐦠𐦩𐦴 == Middle High German == === Alternative forms === anet === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German enita. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈant/ === Noun === ant m or f duck drake (male duck) Synonym: antreche ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Alemannic German: Ant, Anete Central Franconian: Hunsrik: Ent Luxembourgish: Int German: Ente Rhine Franconian: Frankfurterisch: IPA [ent] Pennsylvania German: Ent Vilamovian: ant === References === Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “ant”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “ant”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[6] (in German), 3rd edition == Middle Welsh == === Alternative forms === aant === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aːnt/ === Verb === ant third-person plural present indicative of mynet == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑːnt/ Rhymes: -ɑːnt Hyphenation: ant === Verb === ant past participle of ane past participle common of ane past participle neuter of ane === Anagrams === nat, tan == Scots == === Verb === ant (third-person singular simple present ants, present participle antin, simple past and past participle antit) Shetland form of aint == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آند (and), from Proto-Turkic *ānt (“oath”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰦 (nt), Azerbaijani and, and Southern Altai андык- (andïk-, “to prove”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ant/ Hyphenation: ant === Noun === ant (definite accusative andı, plural antlar) oath ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== kasem söz yemin == Turkmen == === Etymology === From Proto-Turkic *ānt (“oath”). === Noun === ant (definite accusative [please provide], plural [please provide]) oath ==== Declension ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. === Further reading === “ant” in Enedilim.com “ant” in Webonary.org == Vilamovian == === Etymology === From Middle High German ente alongside ant, from Old High German enita alongside anut, from Proto-West Germanic *anad. Compare Dutch eend, German Ente. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aːnt/ === Noun === ȧnt f (plural anta) duck