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