parasit

Via Latin parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos).

parasit c (singular definite parasitten, plural indefinite parasitter)

1. parasite (a (generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing the resources needed by another (generally desirable) living organism)
2. (figuratively) a parasite (person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back)

• snylter

• parasitisk
• parasitær

• saprofyt

• “parasit” in Den Danske Ordbog

parasit m (plural parasits)

1. parasite

From Dutch parasiet, from Middle French parasite, from Latin parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos, literally “person who eats at the table of another”). Compare Malay parasit.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /paˈrasit/ [paˈra.sɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -asit
• Syllabification: pa‧ra‧sit

parasit (plural parasit-parasit)

1. parasite,
   1. (figurative) a person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back
   2. (biology, parasitology, pathology) 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
2. showy mistletoes (Loranthaceae), a parasitic plant

   Synonyms: benalu, pasilan

• parasitologi (“parasitology”)

• “parasit”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Borrowed from English parasite, from Middle French parasite, from Latin parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos, “person who eats at the table of another”), from noun use of adjective meaning "feeding beside", from παρά (pará, “beside”) + σῖτος (sîtos, “food”). Compare Indonesian parasit.

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /paˈrasit/ [paˈra.sit̪̚]
• Rhymes: -asit, -sit, -it
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧sit

parasit (Jawi spelling ڤاراسيت, plural parasit-parasit)

1. parasite
   1. (biology, parasitology, pathology) 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.^[1]
   2. (ecology) A parasitic plant; i.e. phytoparasite.^[1]

      Synonyms: bendalu, benalu, pasilan

   3. (figurative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back.^[1]

• “parasit”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

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parasit m (feminine singular parasita, masculine plural parasits, feminine plural parasitas)

1. parasitic (drawing upon another organism for sustenance)

parasit c

1. parasite (a (generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing the resources needed by another (generally desirable) living organism)
2. (figuratively) a parasite (person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back)

• parasitera

• parasit in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• parasit in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• parasit in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)