furnicar

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• furnicaru

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Romanian furnicar.

Noun

furnicar n (plural furnicari or furnicare)

1. anthill

Synonyms

• furnicami

Related terms

• furnicã / furnigã

Romanian

furnicar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fur.niˈkar/

Etymology 1

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Italian formicaio, Portuguese formigueiro, Spanish hormiguero, Catalan formiguer, Friulian furmiâr.

Noun

furnicar n (plural furnicare)

1. anthill, formicary

   Synonym: mușuroi

2. swarm
3. (figuratively) multitude, crowd, throng

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	furnicar	furnicarul		furnicare	furnicarele
genitive-dative	furnicar	furnicarului		furnicare	furnicarelor
vocative	furnicarule			furnicarelor

Related terms

terms relates to furnicar

• formic
• furnica
• furnicare
• furnică
• furnicătură
• furnicel
• furnicos
• înfurnica
• înfurnicare

Etymology 2

From furnică (“ant”) +‎ -ar.

Noun

furnicar m (plural furnicari)

1. woodpecker (bird)

   Synonyms: albinărel, prigorie

2. anteater (mammal)

   Synonym: urs furnicar

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	furnicar	furnicarul		furnicari	furnicarii
genitive-dative	furnicar	furnicarului		furnicari	furnicarilor
vocative	furnicarule			furnicarilor

See also

• tamandua

References

• furnicar in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)