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