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afero

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [aˈfero]
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  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Hyphenation: a‧fe‧ro

Noun

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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.
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Ido

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Etymology

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From Esperanto afero.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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afero (plural aferi)

  1. business, matter, affair

See also

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Umbrian

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Verb

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afero (infinitive) (late Iguvine)

  1. Alternative form of 𐌀𐌚𐌄𐌓𐌖𐌌 (aferum)

References

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  • 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