afia

See also: Afia

Cornish

Pronunciation

Verb

afia

  1. to affirm

References

  • “afia” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
  • Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 8

Ewe

Alternative forms

  • afiã

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.fì.à/, [à.f͈ì.à]

Noun

àfìà (definite singular àfìà lá or àfìàà, plural àfìàwó, definite plural àfìààwó)

  1. roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “afia”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 136
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “afia”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 12

Galician

Verb

afia

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of afiar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈfi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈfi.a/

  • Rhymes: -iɐ
  • Hyphenation: a‧fi‧a

Etymology 1

Deverbal from afiar.

Noun

afia m (plural afias)

  1. (Portugal) pencil sharpener
    Synonyms: (Portugal) afia-lápis, (Portugal) afiador, (Portugal) aguça, (Portugal) apara-lápis, (Brazil) apontador

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

afia

  1. inflection of afiar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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