Asturian

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Etymology

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FromLate Latinadfiliare,affiliare(to adopt as a son),fromLatinad+filius(son).ComparePortugueseafilhar,afiliar,Spanishahijar,Italianaffiliare.

Verb

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afiar

  1. toadopt
  2. to becomegodparentof

Galician

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Etymology

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Froma-+‎fio+‎-ar,perhaps fromVulgar Latin*affīlāre.CompareSpanishafilar,Frenchaffiler,Italianaffilare.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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afiar(first-person singular presentafío,first-person singular preteriteafiei,past participleafiado)
afiar(first-person singular presentafio,first-person singular preteriteafiei,past participleafiado,reintegrationistnorm)

  1. (transitive)tosharpen
    Synonym:aguzar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Froma-+‎fio+‎-ar,perhaps fromVulgar Latin*affīlāre.CompareSpanishafilar,Frenchaffiler,Italianaffilare.Doubletofafilar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil)IPA(key):/a.fiˈa(ʁ)/[a.fɪˈa(h)],(faster pronunciation)/aˈfja(ʁ)/[aˈfja(h)]
    • (São Paulo)IPA(key):/a.fiˈa(ɾ)/[a.fɪˈa(ɾ)],(faster pronunciation)/aˈfja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro)IPA(key):/a.fiˈa(ʁ)/[a.fɪˈa(χ)],(faster pronunciation)/aˈfja(ʁ)/[aˈfja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil)IPA(key):/a.fiˈa(ɻ)/[a.fɪˈa(ɻ)],(faster pronunciation)/aˈfja(ɻ)/

  • Hyphenation:a‧fi‧ar

Verb

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afiar(first-person singular presentafio,first-person singular preteriteafiei,past participleafiado)

  1. (transitive)tosharpen
    Synonyms:afilar,afinar,aguçar,amolar
  2. (transitive,figuratively)This term needs a translation to English. Please help out andadd a translation,then remove the text{{rfdef}}.

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Descendants

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  • Macanese:afiâ

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