afã

See also: afa, áfa, and 'afa

Ewe

Adjective

afã

1. half

Noun

afã

1. half

Galician

Noun

afã m (plural afãs, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of afán

Further reading

• “afã” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese afan, from Old Occitan afan, from afanar. Cognate with Spanish afán.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfɐ̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈfɐ̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃
• Hyphenation: a‧fã

Noun

afã m (plural afãs)

1. eagerness, keenness
2. effort

Further reading

• “afã”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “afã”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024