afero

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfero/

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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.

   • 2012, w:Plato, translated by Donald Broadribb, La Respubliko (Traduko al Esperanto) [The Republic (Translation into Esperanto)], 2nd corrected edition (paperback), New York: Mondial, →ISBN, page 20:

     "Vi bone scias, Sokrato, ke kiam oni anticipas baldaŭ morti, alarmo trafas onin kaj oni meditas pri aferoj kiujn oni antaŭe ne atentis"

     "You well know, Socrates, that when one anticipates to die soon, an alarm befalls on him and one meditates about the things, which he did not previously pay attention to."

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), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
• Poultney, James Wilson (1959), The Bronze Tables of Iguvium‎^[1], Baltimore: American Philological Association