afia

See also: Afia

Cornish

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [aˈfiːa]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [əˈfiːɐ]

Verb

afia

1. to affirm

References

• Cornish-English Dictionary from Akademi Kernewek's Online Dictionary
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 8

Ewe

Noun

afia

1. roe deer

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/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈfi.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -iɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧fi‧a

Etymology 1

Deverbal of 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

Further reading

• “afia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “afia”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “afia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “afia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “afia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025