mauraæta
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Icelandic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From maur (“ant”) + æta (“eater”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mauraæta f (genitive singular mauraætu, nominative plural mauraætur)
- anteater, specifically the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
Declension
Declension of mauraæta (feminine)
| 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”)