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Cornish
Pronunciation
Verb
afia
- 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
- roe deer
Galician
Verb
afia
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of afiar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iɐ
- Hyphenation: a‧fi‧a
Etymology 1
Deverbal from afiar.
Noun
afia m (plural afias)
- (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
- inflection of afiar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “afia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “afia”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
- “afia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “afia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “afia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024