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ant

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English

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A group of ants.

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Etymology

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From Middle English ampte, amte, emete, amete, from Old English ǣmete (“ant”), from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā (literally “biting-thing, cutter”), from Proto-Germanic *ē- (“off, away”) + *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y- (“to cut”). Cognate with Scots emmot (“ant”), dialectal Dutch emt, empt (“ant”), German Ameise and Emse (“ant”). See also emmet.

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ant (plural ants)

  2. Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
    • 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] ”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:
      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 frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo.
  3. (Internet) A Web spider.

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Verb

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ant (third-person singular simple present ants, present participle anting, simple past and past participle anted)

  1. (ornithology) To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.
    • 1974, Eloise Potter and Doris Hauser, “Relationship of anting and sunbathing to molting in wild birds”, in The Auk‎[2], volume 91, archived from the original on 6 June 2011, page 538:
      Wild birds tend to ant and sunbathe most frequently during periods of high humidity, particularly right after heavy or prolonged rainfall in summer.

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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, retrieved 27 April 2018, page 109

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Breton

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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ant m

  1. furrow

Catalan

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Etymology

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From Andalusian Arabic لمط (lámṭ), presumably by misdivision.

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ant m (plural ants)

  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

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Declension of ant
nominative ant
genitive antnıñ
dative antqa
accusative antnı
locative antta
ablative anttan

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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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ant

  1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of ꜥnt.

Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French entre (“between”).

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Preposition

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ant

  1. between

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Lithuanian añt, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-t.[1][2][3] Compare Sudovian an.

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añt (with genitive)

  1. on
    Jis sėdi ant kėdės. ― He sits on a chair.

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “ant”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57
  2. ^ “añt” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 35 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
  3. ^ “ant”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

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  • “ant”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • “ant”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
  • Vytautas Ambrazas (2006) “Prepositions with the genitive case”, in Lithuanian Grammar, 2nd revised edition, →ISBN, page 407

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Romanization

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ant

  1. Romanization of 𐦠𐦩𐦴

Middle High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Old High German enita, from Proto-West Germanic *anad, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts.

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

    Noun

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    ant m or f

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

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    Declension of ant (masculine, class 1 strong)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein dër ant die ante
    genitive eines dës antes dër ante
    dative eime dëm ante dën anten
    accusative einen dën ant die ante
    Declension of ante (feminine, weak)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein diu ante die anten
    genitive einer dër anten dër anten
    dative einer dër anten dën anten
    accusative eine die anten die anten

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    • Alemannic German: Ant, Anete
    • Central Franconian:
      • Hunsrik: Ent
      • Luxembourgish: Int
    • 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”, in Mittelhochdeutsches 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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    ant

    1. third-person plural present indicative of mynet

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    ant

    1. past participle of ane
    2. past participle common of ane
    3. past participle neuter of ane

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    Scots

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    ant (third-person singular simple present ants, present participle antin, simple past antit, past participle antit)

    1. Shetland form of aint

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    Turkish

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    Etymology

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    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”).

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    ant (definite accusative andı, plural antlar)

    1. oath

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    Inflection
    Nominative ant
    Definite accusative andı
    Singular Plural
    Nominative ant antlar
    Definite accusative andı antları
    Dative anda antlara
    Locative antta antlarda
    Ablative anttan antlardan
    Genitive andın antların
    Possessive forms
    Nominative
    Singular Plural
    1st singular andım antlarım
    2nd singular andın antların
    3rd singular andı antları
    1st plural andımız antlarımız
    2nd plural andınız antlarınız
    3rd plural antları antları
    Definite accusative
    Singular Plural
    1st singular andımı antlarımı
    2nd singular andını antlarını
    3rd singular andını antlarını
    1st plural andımızı antlarımızı
    2nd plural andınızı antlarınızı
    3rd plural antlarını antlarını
    Dative
    Singular Plural
    1st singular andıma antlarıma
    2nd singular andına antlarına
    3rd singular andına antlarına
    1st plural andımıza antlarımıza
    2nd plural andınıza antlarınıza
    3rd plural antlarına antlarına
    Locative
    Singular Plural
    1st singular andımda antlarımda
    2nd singular andında antlarında
    3rd singular andında antlarında
    1st plural andımızda antlarımızda
    2nd plural andınızda antlarınızda
    3rd plural antlarında antlarında
    Ablative
    Singular Plural
    1st singular andımdan antlarımdan
    2nd singular andından antlarından
    3rd singular andından antlarından
    1st plural andımızdan antlarımızdan
    2nd plural andınızdan antlarınızdan
    3rd plural antlarından antlarından
    Genitive
    Singular Plural
    1st singular andımın antlarımın
    2nd singular andının antlarının
    3rd singular andının antlarının
    1st plural andımızın antlarımızın
    2nd plural andınızın antlarınızın
    3rd plural antlarının antlarının

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    Turkmen

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Turkic *ānt (“oath”).

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

    1. oath

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    This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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    ant

    Etymology

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    From Middle High German ente alongside ant, from Old High German enita alongside anut, from Proto-West Germanic *anad. Compare Dutch eend, German Ente.

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    ȧnt f (plural anta)

    1. duck
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