mauraæta

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• mauræta

Etymology

From maur (“ant”) +‎ æta (“eater”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmøyːraˌaiːta/

Noun

mauraæta f (genitive singular mauraætu, nominative plural mauraætur)

1. anteater, specifically the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

Declension

Declension of mauraæta (feminine, based on æta)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mauraæta	mauraætan	mauraætur	mauraæturnar
accusative	mauraætu	mauraætuna	mauraætur	mauraæturnar
dative	mauraætu	mauraætunni	mauraætum	mauraætunum
genitive	mauraætu	mauraætunnar	mauraæta, mauraætna	mauraætanna, mauraætnanna

See also

• tannleysingi (“a member of the order Edentata”)