afa

See also: áfa, afã, and 'afa

Ewe

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

afa

1. divination (clarification of this definition is needed)

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Icelandic

Noun

1. indefinite accusative singular of afi
2. indefinite dative singular of afi
3. indefinite genitive singular of afi
4. indefinite accusative plural of afi
5. indefinite genitive plural of afi

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Italian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.fa/, [ˈäːfä]
• Rhymes: -afa
• Hyphenation: à‧fa

Noun

afa f (plural afe)

1. sultriness, sultry weather, muggy weather

Derived terms

• afoso

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Latin

Etymology

From the uncommon Ancient Greek term ἁφή (haphḗ, “fine dust sprinkled on the body during athletic contests”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.fa/, [ˈäfä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.fa/, [ˈäːfä]

Noun

afa f (genitive afae); first declension

1. dust
   • (Can we date this quote?), Passio sanctarum perpetuae et felicitatis, book ten, quoted in Thomas J. Heffernan's The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity:

     Et expoliata sum, et facta sum masculus, et coeperunt me favisores mei oleo defricare, quomodo solent in agone; et illum contra Egyptium video in afa voluntantem.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	afa	afae
Genitive	afae	afārum
Dative	afae	afīs
Accusative	afam	afās
Ablative	afā	afīs
Vocative	afa	afae

References

• afa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: āf‧a

Noun

afa f

1. hatred
2. enmity; the state of being enemies with another person

Synonyms

• (hatred): hatr

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Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Affe.

Noun

afa f

1. monkey, ape

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Swahili

Etymology

Presumably from Arabic آفَة (ʔāfa, “lesion”).

Noun

afa (ma class, plural maafa)

1. injury, damage
2. misfortune, calamity

References

• The Kamusi Project