afæta

Icelandic

Etymology

From af +‎ æta, literally “he who eats off someone”, from éta (“eat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːv.aiːta/

Noun

afæta f (genitive singular afætu, nominative plural afætur)

  1. parasite (useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back)

Declension
declension of afæta
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative afæta afætan afætur afæturnar
accusative afætu afætuna afætur afæturnar
dative afætu afætunni afætum afætunum
genitive afætu afætunnar afæta/afætna afætanna/afætnanna
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