"formiga" meaning in Portuguese

See formiga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /foʁˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Brazil], [foɦˈmi.ɡɐ] [Brazil], /fuʁˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Brazil], [fuɦˈmi.ɡɐ] [Brazil], /foɾˈmi.ɡɐ/ [São-Paulo], /fuɾˈmi.ɡɐ/ [São-Paulo], /foʁˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /fuʁˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /foɻˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Caipira], /fuɻˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Caipira], /fuɾˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Portugal], [fuɾˈmi.ɣɐ] [Portugal], /fuɾˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: formigas [plural], formiguinha [diminutive], formigazinha [diminutive], formigona [augmentative], formigão [augmentative, masculine]
Rhymes: -iɡɐ Etymology: [Alt: A meat ant feeding on honey.] Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *morwísder. Proto-Italic *mormīkā Latin formīca Old Galician-Portuguese formiga Portuguese formiga Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese formiga, from Latin formīca, from Proto-Italic *mormīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *morwís. Compare Galician formiga and Spanish hormiga. Etymology templates: {{wp|pt:}}, {{sno|pt|Q7386}} etymology 1 sense 1, {{etymon|pt|:inh|roa-opt:formiga<id:ant>|id=ant|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *morwísder. Proto-Italic *mormīkā Latin formīca Old Galician-Portuguese formiga Portuguese formiga [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "ant", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*morwís", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*mormīkā", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "formīca", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Galician-Portuguese", "term" : "formiga", "lang" : "roa-opt" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "formiga", "lang" : "pt" }" data-id="ant" data-lang="pt" data-title="formiga" id="Portuguese:_ant"> Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese formiga, from Latin formīca, from Proto-Italic *mormīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *morwís., {{cog|gl|formiga}} Galician formiga, {{cog|es|hormiga}} Spanish hormiga Head templates: {{pt-noun|f|aug=formigona,formigão<g:m>|dim=formiguinha,formigazinha}} formiga f (plural formigas, diminutive formiguinha or formigazinha, augmentative formigona or formigão m)
  1. ant (insect) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-formiga-pt-noun-q2lt9CyW Categories (other): Ants Disambiguation of Ants: 50 25 5 11 9
  2. (by extension, figurative) someone with a sweet tooth Tags: broadly, feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-formiga-pt-noun-jGxnt3UG
  3. (by extension, figurative) a short person Tags: broadly, feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-formiga-pt-noun-z4Wa3wrf Categories (other): Pages with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 15 29 56 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology texts: 7 13 80 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology trees: 7 13 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: antiformiga, formiga-aguilhoada, formiga-argentina, formiga-asteca, formiga-cabaça, formiga-cabeçuda, formiga-caiapó, formiga-correição, formiga-de-fogo, formiga-lava-pés, formiga-leão, formigão [augmentative], formigona [augmentative], formigueiro, formiguês, formiguinha [diminutive]

Verb

IPA: /foʁˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Brazil], [foɦˈmi.ɡɐ] [Brazil], /fuʁˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Brazil], [fuɦˈmi.ɡɐ] [Brazil], /foɾˈmi.ɡɐ/ [São-Paulo], /fuɾˈmi.ɡɐ/ [São-Paulo], /foʁˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /fuʁˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /foɻˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Caipira], /fuɻˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Caipira], /fuɾˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Portugal], [fuɾˈmi.ɣɐ] [Portugal], /fuɾˈmi.ɡɐ/ [Portugal, Southern]
Rhymes: -iɡɐ Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} formiga
  1. inflection of formigar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: formigar
    Sense id: en-formiga-pt-verb-CaVJw7zh Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 3 42 3 3 6 1 39 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 46 2 2 3 1 44 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 8 8 6 3 70 5 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 0 4 27 64 6 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 15 64 12
  2. inflection of formigar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: formigar
    Sense id: en-formiga-pt-verb-c2p61z~n
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "word": "formigona"
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      "word": "furminga"
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          "text": "Formigas. Formiguinhas pequenininhas, marchando em linha. E elas falam. Elas dizem coisas impossíveis de entender porque eu não falo formiguês.",
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      "ipa": "/foʁˈmi.ɡɐ/",
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      "ipa": "[foɦˈmi.ɡɐ]",
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      "formiga",
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      "form": "formiguinha",
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      "ipa": "/foʁˈmi.ɡɐ/",
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      "ipa": "/fuʁˈmi.ɡɐ/",
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      "ipa": "/foɻˈmi.ɡɐ/",
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      "ipa": "/fuɻˈmi.ɡɐ/",
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      "ipa": "[fuɾˈmi.ɣɐ]",
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      "ipa": "/fuɾˈmi.ɡɐ/",
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      "rhymes": "-iɡɐ"
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}

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