fylgifiskur

Icelandic

Etymology

From fylgja (“to follow”) and fiskur (“a fish”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪlcɪˌfɪskʏr/

Noun

fylgifiskur m (genitive singular fylgifisks, nominative plural fylgifiskar)

  1. a result (see coattail in ride the coattails) syn.
    Vændi er fylgifiskur fátæktar og neyðar.
    Prostitution follows poverty and hardship.
  2. follower, adherent

Declension
declension of fylgifiskur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fylgifiskur fylgifiskurinn fylgifiskar fylgifiskarnir
accusative fylgifisk fylgifiskinn fylgifiska fylgifiskana
dative fylgifisk fylgifiskinum / fylgifisknum fylgifiskum fylgifiskunum
genitive fylgifisks fylgifisksins fylgifiska fylgifiskanna

Synonyms

See also
  • boði
  • förunautur
  • handbendi
  • skósveinn
  • smjaðra
  • smjaður
  • smjaðrari
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