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Icelandic
Etymology
From fylgja (“to follow”) + fiskur (“a fish”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fylgifiskur m (genitive singular fylgifisks, nominative plural fylgifiskar)
- (idiomatic) something (usually inconvenient) that always accompanies something larger or comes as a result of it, an unwanted result, comes with the territory, part and parcel
- Synonyms: koma í kjölfarið, afleiðing
- Streita er fylgifiskur þess að vinna of mikið. ― Working too much results in stress.
- Hernaðaræfingar eru fylgifiskur þess að vera í NATÓ. ― Military excercises are something that we have to accept as a part of us being members of NATO.
- (dated, derogatory) follower, adherent, lackey, henchman
- Synonyms: stuðningsmaður, skósveinn, handbendi
- Ráðherra skipaði fylgifiska sína í starfið. ― The minister gave the job to some of his lackeys.
Declension
Declension of
fylgifiskur (
masculine, based on fiskur)
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