afinal

Portuguese

Etymology

a (“at”) + final (“end”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fiˈnaw/ [a.fiˈnaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fiˈnal/ [ɐ.fiˈnaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fiˈna.li/

  • (Caipira) IPA(key): /a.fi.ˈnaɻ/
  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: a‧fi‧nal

Adverb

afinal (not comparable)

  1. after all (in the end; anyway)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:afinal.

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