agrafo

Esperanto

Etymology

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French agrafer

French agrafeder.

Esperanto agrafo

From English agraffe, Russian агра́ф (agráf), Polish agrafa, German Agraffe, all from French agrafe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡrafo/

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• Rhymes: -afo
• Syllabification: a‧gra‧fo

Noun

agrafo (accusative singular agrafon, plural agrafoj, accusative plural agrafojn)

1. fastener:
   1. staple
   2. hook and eye fastening
   3. clasp

Related terms

• agrafi (“to staple, fasten”)
• agrafingo (“eye (of a hook-and-eye fastening)”)
• malagrafi (“to unfasten”)

Further reading

• “agrafo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “agrafo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English agraffe, French agrafe, German Agraffe, Italian graffetta, Russian агра́ф (agráf), Spanish gafete. Decision no. 1228, Progreso VII.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡrafo/

Noun

agrafo (plural agrafi)

1. hook, hook and eye (to fasten dresses, etc.)
2. clasp (for book lids, cloaks, etc.)
3. snap (of a necklace, bracelet, etc.)
4. (ancient) agraffe

Synonyms

• klaspo (archaic)

Derived terms

• agrafagar (“to hook, clasp”)
• desagrafagar (“to unclasp, unhook”)
• klozagrafo (“clasp, buckle, snap”)
• riagrafagar (“to reclasp, hook (something) again”)

References

• Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 78
• Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 69

Portuguese

agrafos

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡɾa.fu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡɾa.fu/ [ɐˈɣɾa.fu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡɾa.fu/ [ɐˈɣɾa.fu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡɾa.fu/

• Rhymes: -afu
• Hyphenation: a‧gra‧fo

Etymology 1

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French agrafer

French agrafebor.

Portuguese agrafo

Borrowed from French agrafe.

Alternative forms

• agrafe

Noun

agrafo m (plural agrafos)

1. (Portugal) staple (wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper)

   Synonym: (Brazil) grampo

   O agrafador ficou sem agrafos.

   The stapler ran out of staples.

Derived terms

• agrafador
• agrafar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

agrafo

1. first-person singular present indicative of agrafar

Further reading

• “agrafo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “agrafo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026