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afia.

pencil sharpener

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈfi.ɐ/Brazil/ɐˈfi.ɐ/Portugal
  1. pencil sharpener

    Portugal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Galician-Portuguese a- Portuguese a- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Old Galician-Portuguese fio Portuguese fio Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar ▲ Latin fīlumder. Vulgar Latin *affīlāre? Portuguese afiardeverb. Portuguese afia Deverbal from afiar.

verb/aˈfi.ɐ/Brazil/ɐˈfi.ɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of afiar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of afiar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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