fylgifiskur
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From fylgja (“to follow”) and fiskur (“a fish”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
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 |