parasit

See also: Parasit, paràsit, and părăsit

Friulian

Noun

parasit m (plural parasits)

1. parasite

Indonesian

Etymology

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

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

Noun

parasit (first-person possessive parasitku, second-person possessive parasitmu, third-person possessive parasitnya)

1. parasite,
   1. (figurative) a person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back.
   2. (biology) 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

Derived terms

• berparasit
• memarasit

 

See also

• parasitologi (“parasitology”)

Further reading

• “parasit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

1. parasitic (drawing upon another organism for sustenance)

Swedish

Noun

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

Declension of parasit

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

Related terms

• parasitera

References

• parasit in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• parasit in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• parasit in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)