afecto

See also: afectó

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈfɛk.tu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈfɛk.to]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈfɛk.to]

Verb

afecto

1. first-person singular present indicative of afectar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfɛk.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfɛk.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfɛk.to/

• Hyphenation: a‧fec‧to

Noun

afecto m (plural afectos)

1. (Brazil, rare) Alternative form of afeto
2. (European Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of afeto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Etymology 2

Verb

afecto

1. first-person singular present indicative of afectar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfeɡto/ [aˈfeɣ̞.t̪o]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -eɡto
• Syllabification: a‧fec‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin affectus.

Adjective

afecto (feminine afecta, masculine plural afectos, feminine plural afectas)

1. prone; affected
2. affected (by a disease)

Derived terms

• afectísimo

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin affectus.

Noun

afecto m (plural afectos)

1. fondness, affection

   Synonym: cariño

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

afecto

1. first-person singular present indicative of afectar

Further reading

• “afecto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10