formico

formico

See also: fórmico

Italian

Etymology

    Borrowed from French formique.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfɔr.mi.ko/
    • Rhymes: -ɔrmiko
    • Hyphenation: fòr‧mi‧co

    Adjective

    formico (feminine formica, masculine plural formici, feminine plural formiche)

    1. (organic chemistry) formic

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    Anagrams

    Latin

    Etymology

    From formīca (ant).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    formīcō (present infinitive formīcāre); first conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

    1. (intransitive) to crawl like an ant
    2. (intransitive) to feel as if ants are crawling on one's skin, experience formication

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    • formīcātiō

    Descendants

    • Balkano-Romance:
      • Aromanian: furnic, furnicari
      • Romanian: furnica, furnicare
    • Italo-Romance:
    • Gallo-Romance:
    • Ibero-Romance:
    • Borrowings:

    References

    • formico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • formico”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Portuguese

    Verb

    formico

    1. first-person singular present indicative of formicar