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parasit

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See also: Parasit, paràsit, and părăsit

Friulian

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Noun

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parasit m (plural parasits)

  1. parasite

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch parasiet, from Middle French parasite, from Latin parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos, literally “person who eats at the table of another”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [paˈra.sɪt]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧sit

Noun

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parasit (plural parasit-parasit)

  1. parasite,
    1. (figurative) a person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back
    2. (biology, parasitology, pathology) an organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism
  2. showy mistletoes (Loranthaceae), a parasitic plant
    Synonyms: benalu, pasilan

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Occitan

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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parasit m (feminine singular parasita, masculine plural parasits, feminine plural parasitas)

  1. parasitic (drawing upon another organism for sustenance)

Swedish

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Noun

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parasit c

  1. parasite (a (generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing the resources needed by another (generally desirable) living organism)
  2. (figuratively) a parasite (person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back)

Declension

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Declension of parasit
nominative genitive
singular indefinite parasit parasits
definite parasiten parasitens
plural indefinite parasiter parasiters
definite parasiterna parasiternas
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