afero

Esperanto

Etymology

From French affaire / English affair, from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈfero]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ero
• Hyphenation: a‧fe‧ro

Noun

afero (accusative singular aferon, plural aferoj, accusative plural aferojn)

1. thing

   Dum mia vojaĝo mi vidis interesajn aferojn. ― During my trip I saw interesting things.

2. affair, matter, case, issue, business

   Ŝi jam aranĝis la aferon. ― She has already taken care of the matter.

3. concern, business

   Tio estas nia afero. ― That is our business.

Related terms

• afera (“business-(related)”)
• aferaĉo (“fiasco, debacle, mess”)
• afereca (“businesslike”)
• aferema (“business-minded”)
• afereto (“little thing; small matter, detail”)
• aferisto (“businessperson, entrepreneur”)
• aferstato (“state of affairs”)
• aferŝarĝito (“chargé d'affaires”)
• afervojaĝo (“business trip”)
• amafero (“(love) affair”)
• ĉefafero (“main point”)
• havi aferon kun (“be dealing with”)
• juĝafero (“court case”)

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto afero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfero/

Noun

afero (plural aferi)

1. business, matter, affair

See also

• kozo (“thing”)

Umbrian

Verb

afero (infinitive) (late Iguvine)

1. Alternative form of 𐌀𐌚𐌄𐌓𐌖𐌌 (aferum)

References

• Buck, Carl Darling (1904) A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary
• De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
• Poultney, James Wilson (1959) The Bronze Tables of Iguvium‎^[2], Baltimore: American Philological Association