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 (feminine)
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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