félaga

Félaga is an Icelandic noun that denotes a person who accompanies another or shares activities, life, or membership in a group. It is used to mean companion or fellow, and depending on context it can also translate as partner or associate. In informal speech it can refer to a close friend, while in business or organizational language it can denote a partner in a venture or a member of a club or society. The term thus covers a range of relationships from personal friendship to formal affiliation.

In everyday use, félaga often describes someone you spend time with or collaborate with. It appears in phrases such as a business context (a partner in a company) or a social context (a fellow member of a group). Collocations and examples emphasize shared involvement rather than legal status, though in some cases the term implies a formal association or alliance within an organization.

Etymology and related terms: félaga is related to félag, meaning company, association, or society. It is formed from félag with a suffix that marks a person connected to a group. In modern Icelandic, félagi (the related form) is commonly used to refer to the person themselves in a context of partnership or fellowship, while félag refers to the organization or collective.

See also: félag, félagsskapur, félagshyggja.