afi

See also: afí and AFI

Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æfɪ/

Noun

afi

1. mouse

Ibanag

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, compare Malay api.

Noun

afi

1. fire

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse afi, from Proto-Germanic *abô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːvɪ/
• Rhymes: -aːvɪ

Noun

afi m (genitive singular afa, nominative plural afar)

1. grandfather

Declension

Declension of afi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	afi	afinn	afar	afarnir
accusative	afa	afann	afa	afana
dative	afa	afanum	öfum	öfunum
genitive	afa	afans	afa	afanna

Derived terms

• langafi

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

From 'ave (“have”) +‎ fi (“to”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈafɪ/
• Hyphenation: a‧fi

Verb

afi

1. Alternative spelling of haffi; have to; must
   • 2020 December 29, Andre Williams, “Rose Town Man Killed While Preparing Christmas Meal - Three Murdered On Christmas, Boxing Days”, in Jamaica Gleaner‎^[1] (in English):

     “We in fear of we life, but we afi stay […] ”

     We're in fear of our life, but we have to stay […]

Further reading

• afi at majstro.com

Kom (Cameroon)

Adverb

afi

1. there, (over) yonder (in a place away from yet visible to the speaker and listener(s))

References

• Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *abô.

Noun

afi m (genitive afa, plural afar)

1. grandfather

Declension

Declension of afi (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	afi	afinn	afar	afarnir
accusative	afa	afann	afa	afana
dative	afa	afanum	ǫfum	ǫfunum
genitive	afa	afans	afa	afanna

Descendants

• Faroese: avi
• Icelandic: afi

See also

• amma (“grandmother”)
• edda (“great-grandmother”)
• ái (“great-grandfather”)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “afi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Samoan

afi

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *afi, from Proto-Oceanic *api, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *api, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

afi

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Tokelauan

Te afi (1).

Nā afi (2).

Te afi (3).

Te afi (4).

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *afi. Cognates include Hawaiian ahi and Samoan afi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.ɸi]
• Hyphenation: a‧fi

Noun

afi

1. fire
2. match
3. lighter
4. engine, motor
5. (colloquial) eyes

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 6

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *afi, from Proto-Oceanic *api, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *api, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.fi/

Noun

afi

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

West Makian

Etymology

Possibly related to Ternate aha (“plantation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɸi/

Noun

afi

1. earth
2. ground
3. dirt
4. cultivated field
5. garden

   Synonym: piri

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[3], Pacific linguistics
• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[4], Pacific linguistics