mauraæta

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• mauræta

Etymology

From maur (“ant”) +‎ æta (“eater”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmøyːraˌaiːta/

Noun

mauraæta f (genitive singular mauraætu, nominative plural mauraætur)

1. anteater, specifically the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

Declension

declension of mauraæta

f-w1	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)