formica
Ἡ δ' ἐμὴ ψυχὴ πάλαι τέθνηκεν, ὥστε τοῖς θανοῦσιν ὠφελεῖν → My soul died long ago so that I could give some help to the dead
Latin > English
formica formicae N F :: ant
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
formīca: ae, f. root mur-, to swarm, Gr. μύρμος, μύρμηξ; cf. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 339 sq.,
I an ant, emmet, pismire: te faciam ut formicae frustillatim differant, Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 20; Plin. 11, 30, 36, § 108; Cic. N. D. 3, 9, 21; Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 5; Verg. G. 1, 186; 380; id. A. 4, 402; Hor. S. 1, 1, 33 al.—Prov.: confit cito, Quam si formicis tu obicias papaverem, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 8.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
formīca,¹² æ, f. (μύρμηξ), fourmi : Cic. Nat. 3, 21.
Latin > German (Georges)
formīca, ae, f. (von μύρμηξ, äol. βύρμαξ, βόρμαξ), die Ameise, Plaut. trin. 410. Titin. com. 34. Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 21. Sen. de tranqu. anim. 12, 3. Plin. 11, 108. Verg. georg. 1, 186. Prop. 3, 13, 8. Ov. met. 7, 625: pinnatae formicae, Suet. Ner. 46, 1.
