afæta

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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    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