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See also:Appendix:Variations of "ant"

English

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A group of ants.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishampte,amte,emete,amete, fromOld Englishǣmete(“ant”), fromProto-West Germanic*āmaitijā(literally“biting-thing, cutter”), fromProto-Germanic*ē-(“off, away”) +*maitaną(“to cut”), fromProto-Indo-European*meh₂y-(“to cut”). Cognate withScotsemmot(“ant”), dialectalDutchemt,empt(“ant”),GermanAmeise andEmse(“ant”). See alsoemmet.

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Noun

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ant (pluralants)

  2. Any of variousinsects in the familyFormicidae in the orderHymenoptera, typically living in largecolonies composed almost entirely offlightless females.
    • 2013 July 26,Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] ”, inThe Guardian Weekly, volume189, number 7, page32:
      The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters[…]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozenchicatanas – giant wingedants – at around $500 a kilo.
  3. (Internet) AWeb spider.

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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insect

See also

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extant orders of insects in English

Verb

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ant (third-person singular simple presentants,present participleanting,simple past and past participleanted)

  1. (ornithology) To rub insects, especiallyants, on one's body, perhaps to controlparasites or cleanfeathers.
    • 1974, Eloise Potter and Doris Hauser, “Relationship of anting and sunbathing to molting in wild birds”, inThe Auk‎[2], volume91, archived fromthe original on6 June 2011, page538:
      Wild birds tend toant and sunbathe most frequently during periods of high humidity, particularly right after heavy or prolonged rainfall in summer.

References

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  1. ^Joan Beal (2002)English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth Century: Thomas Spence's Grand Repository of the English Language‎[1],Oxford University Press,→ISBN, retrieved27 April 2018, page109

Anagrams

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Breton

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Etymology

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FromOld Bretonnant(“valley”) by misdivision, fromProto-Brythonic*nant, fromProto-Celtic*nantos,*nantus(“stream, valley”).

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Noun

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ant m (pluralantoùorañchoù)

  1. furrow

Derived terms

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Related terms

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  • erv(“ridge”)

Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromAndalusian Arabicلمط(lámṭ), presumably bymisdivision.

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Noun

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ant m (pluralants)

  1. elk,moose

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Crimean Tatar

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Noun

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ant (accusative[please provide],plural[please provide])

  1. oath

Declension

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Declension ofant
nominativeant
genitiveantnıñ
dativeantqa
accusativeantnı
locativeantta
ablativeanttan

Synonyms

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References

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  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002)Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[3], Simferopol: Dolya,→ISBN

Egyptian

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Romanization

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ant

  1. Manuel de Codage transliteration ofꜥnt.

Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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FromFrenchentre(“between”).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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ant

  1. between

Lithuanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOld Lithuanianañt, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂en-t.[1][2][3] CompareSudovianan.

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Preposition

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añt (with genitive)

  1. on
    Ji̇̀ssė́diañtkėdė̃s. ―He is sittingon a chair.

References

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  1. ^Derksen, Rick (2015) “ant”, inEtymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series;13), Leiden, Boston: Brill,→ISBN,page57
  2. ^“añt” in Hock et al.,Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 35 inALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
  3. ^“ant”, inLietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database],2007–2012

Further reading

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  • “ant”, inLietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt,1941–2025
  • “ant”, inDabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt,1954–2025
  • Vytautas Ambrazas (2006) “Prepositions with the genitive case”, inLithuanian Grammar, 2nd revised edition,→ISBN, page407

Meroitic

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Romanization

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ant

  1. Romanization of𐦠𐦩𐦴

Middle High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    FromOld High Germanenita, fromProto-West Germanic*anad, fromProto-Germanic*anadz, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂énh₂ts.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE)/ˈant/

    Noun

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    ant m orf

    1. duck
    2. drake(male duck)
      Synonym:antreche

    Declension

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    Declension ofant (strong masculine without umlaut)
    singularplural
    indef.def.noundef.noun
    nominativeeindërantdieante
    genitiveeinesdësantesdërante
    dativeeimedëmantedënanten
    accusativeeinendënantdieante
    Declension ofante (weak feminine)

    Descendants

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    • Alemannic German:Ant,Anete
    • Central Franconian:
    • German:Ente
    • Rhine Franconian:
      • Frankfurterisch: IPA [ent]
      • Pennsylvania German:Ent
    • Vilamovian:ant

    References

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    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “ant”, inMittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "ant" in Köbler, Gerhard,Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

    Middle Welsh

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    Verb

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    ant

    1. third-personpluralpresentindicative ofmynet

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Verb

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    ant

    1. pastparticiple ofane
    2. pastparticiplecommon ofane
    3. pastparticipleneuter ofane

    Anagrams

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    Scots

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    Verb

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    ant (third-person singular simple presentants,present participleantin,simple pastantit,past participleantit)

    1. Shetland form ofaint

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    Turkish

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    Etymology

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    Inherited fromOttoman Turkishآند(and), fromProto-Turkic*ānt(“oath”). Cognate withOld Turkic𐰦(nt),Azerbaijaniand, andSouthern Altaiандык-(andïk-,“to prove”).

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    Noun

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    ant (definite accusativeandı,pluralantlar)

    1. oath

    Declension

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    Declension ofant
    singularplural
    nominativeantantlar
    definite accusativeandıantları
    dativeandaantlara
    locativeanttaantlarda
    ablativeanttanantlardan
    genitiveandınantların
    Possessive forms
    nominative
    singularplural
    1st singularandımantlarım
    2nd singularandınantların
    3rd singularandıantları
    1st pluralandımızantlarımız
    2nd pluralandınızantlarınız
    3rd pluralantlarıantları
    definite accusative
    singularplural
    1st singularandımıantlarımı
    2nd singularandınıantlarını
    3rd singularandınıantlarını
    1st pluralandımızıantlarımızı
    2nd pluralandınızıantlarınızı
    3rd pluralantlarınıantlarını
    dative
    singularplural
    1st singularandımaantlarıma
    2nd singularandınaantlarına
    3rd singularandınaantlarına
    1st pluralandımızaantlarımıza
    2nd pluralandınızaantlarınıza
    3rd pluralantlarınaantlarına
    locative
    singularplural
    1st singularandımdaantlarımda
    2nd singularandındaantlarında
    3rd singularandındaantlarında
    1st pluralandımızdaantlarımızda
    2nd pluralandınızdaantlarınızda
    3rd pluralantlarındaantlarında
    ablative
    singularplural
    1st singularandımdanantlarımdan
    2nd singularandındanantlarından
    3rd singularandındanantlarından
    1st pluralandımızdanantlarımızdan
    2nd pluralandınızdanantlarınızdan
    3rd pluralantlarındanantlarından
    genitive
    singularplural
    1st singularandımınantlarımın
    2nd singularandınınantlarının
    3rd singularandınınantlarının
    1st pluralandımızınantlarımızın
    2nd pluralandınızınantlarınızın
    3rd pluralantlarınınantlarının

    Synonyms

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    Turkmen

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    Other scripts
    Latinant‍
    Cyrillicант‍
    Arabicآند

    Etymology

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    FromProto-Turkic*ānt(“oath”).

    Noun

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    ant (definite accusative[please provide],plural[please provide])

    1. oath

    Declension

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    This noun needs aninflection-table template.

    Further reading

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    • “ant” inEnedilim.com
    • “ant” inWebonary.org

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    ant

    Etymology

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    FromMiddle High Germanente alongsideant, fromOld High Germanenita alongsideanut, fromProto-West Germanic*anad. CompareDutcheend,GermanEnte.

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    Noun

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    ȧnt f (pluralanta)

    1. duck
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