parasit
Friulian edit
Noun edit
parasit m (plural parasits)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
parasit (first-person possessive parasitku, second-person possessive parasitmu, third-person possessive parasitnya)
- parasite,
- (figurative) a person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back.
- (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.
- showy mistletoes (Loranthaceae), a parasitic plant.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- parasitologi (“parasitology”)
Further reading edit
- “parasit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Occitan edit
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
parasit m (feminine singular parasita, masculine plural parasits, feminine plural parasitas)
- parasitic (drawing upon another organism for sustenance)
Swedish edit
Noun edit
parasit c
- parasite (a (generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing the resources needed by another (generally desirable) living organism)
- (figuratively) a parasite (person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back)
Declension edit
| Declension of parasit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | parasit | parasiten | parasiter | parasiterna |
| Genitive | parasits | parasitens | parasiters | parasiternas |