apa eftir

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From apa (to monkey) + eftir (after). Compare the Swedish apa efter.

Verb[edit]

apa eftir (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative apaði eftir, supine apað eftir)

  1. (ditransitive, governs the accusative and dative) to imitate, to ape
    Ekki apa þetta eftir bróður þínum.
    Don't imitate your brother.