afina

See also: afiná, afinã, and afină

Arua

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

afina

1. sea cow, manatee

References

• Chandless, W. (1869), “Notes of a Journey up the River Juruá”, in The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, volume 39, pages 296-311.

Catalan

Verb

afina

1. inflection of afinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle English affine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfiːna/

Verb

afina

1. to decorate

   Synonym: tekhe

2. to adorn; to garnish

   Synonym: takla

3. to embellish

Conjugation

Conjugation of afina

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	afinav	afinydh	afin	afinyn	afinowgh	afinons	afinir
	preterite	afinis	afinsys	afinas	afinsyn	afinsowgh	afinsons	afinas
	imperfect	afinen	afines	afina	afinen	afinewgh	afinens	afinys
	pluperfect	afinsen	afinses	afinsa	afinsen	afinsewgh	afinsens	afinsys
subjunctive	present/future	afinniv	afinni	afinno	afinnyn	afinnowgh	afinnons	afinner
	imperfect	afinnen	afinnes	afinna	afinnen	afinnewgh	afinnens	afinnys
imperative		—	afin	afines	afinyn	afinewgh	afinens	—
non-finites	present participle		ow afina		verbal adjective		afinys

Derived terms

• afinans (“decoration; elegance”)
• afinus (“decorative”)
• afinys (“elaborate, elegant”)

Galician

Verb

afina

1. inflection of afinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

afina

1. inflection of afinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French affiner or Italian affinare.

Verb

a afina (third-person singular present afinează, past participle afinat) 1st conjugation

1. (transitive) to refine

Conjugation

    conjugation of afina (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a afina
gerund			afinând
past participle			afinat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	afinez	afinezi	afinează	afinăm	afinați	afinează
	imperfect	afinam	afinai	afina	afinam	afinați	afinau
	simple perfect	afinai	afinași	afină	afinarăm	afinarăți	afinară
	pluperfect	afinasem	afinaseși	afinase	afinaserăm	afinaserăți	afinaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să afinez	să afinezi	să afineze	să afinăm	să afinați	să afineze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		afinează			afinați
	negative		nu afina			nu afinați

Spanish

Verb

afina

1. inflection of afinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Tauya

Noun

afina

1. spoon

References

• Lorna MacDonald (2013), A Dictionary of Tauya, Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 102