pis|mire

pis|mire
pis|mire «PIHS MYR», noun.
Archaic. an ant: »

The spider's skill,—The pismire's care to garner up his wheat (Thomas Hood).

[Middle English pissemire < pisse urine (because of the acrid smell of an anthill) + mire ant < Germanic (compare Norwegian myre, Middle Dutch miere)]

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  • pis — acar·a·pis; ac·i·das·pis; ac·o·la·pis·sa; ad·a·pis; aglas·pis; an·a·pro·tas·pis; an·o·pis·tho·graph·ic; as·pis; as·pis; as·ter·ol·e·pis; at·rac·tas·pis; both·ri·ol·e·pis; ca·lot·ro·pis; ca·lyp·to·pis; ceph·a·las·pis; chi·o·nas·pis;… …   English syllables

  • mire — ad·mire; be·mire; mire; mire·poix; mire·snipe; pis·mire; mire·pois; …   English syllables

  • pismire — pis·mire …   English syllables

  • pismire — pis•mire [[t]ˈpɪsˌmaɪər, ˈpɪz [/t]] n. ent an ant • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME pissemyre=pisse(n) to urinate +myre ant, perh. < Scand (cf. Dan myre, Sw myra), c. D mier; from stench of formic acid proper to ants …   From formal English to slang

  • moru̯ī̆- —     moru̯ī̆     English meaning: ant     Deutsche Übersetzung: “Ameise”     Note: distorted taboo u̯ormo , mormo , mouro (Gmc. also meuro )     Material: Auf moruī̯ ̆ are zurũckfũhrbar: Av. maoirī (secondary m. maurvay ), sogd. “m”wrč f., Pers …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • Pismire — Pis mire, n. [Piss + mire; so called because it discharges a moisture vulgarly considered urine. See {Mire} an ant.] (Zo[ o]l.) An ant, or emmet. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • myrmeco- — [mʉr′mi kō, mʉr′mikə] 〚Gr myrmēko < myrmēx, ant < IE base * morwi > (PIS)MIRE, OIr moirb〛 combining form ant [myrmecology] * * * myrmeco pref. Ant: myrmecology …   Universalium

  • myrmeco- — [mʉr′mi kō, mʉr′mikə] [Gr myrmēko < myrmēx, ant < IE base * morwi > (PIS)MIRE, OIr moirb] combining form ant [myrmecology] …   English World dictionary

  • pismire — /pis muyeur , piz /, n. an ant. [1350 1400; ME pissemyre, equiv. to pisse to urinate + obs. mire ant, perh. < Scand (cf. Dan myre, Sw myra), c. D mier; pejorative name from stench of formic acid proper to ants] * * * …   Universalium

  • médecin — [ med(ə)sɛ̃ ] n. m. • 1392; medechin v. 1330; de médecine 1 ♦ Personne habilitée à exercer la médecine après obtention d un diplôme sanctionnant une période déterminée d études (en France, le doctorat en médecine). ⇒ docteur, thérapeute, fam.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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