afer

See also: afeř, Afer, and afër

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin Āfer.

Adjective

afer m (feminine afra, neuter afrum)

1. African (Used as a specific epithet).

   Synonyms: affer, africanus

Derived terms

• Agonum afrum
• Hypericum afrum
• Ischaemum afrum
• Kradibia gestroi afrum
• Lycium afrum
• Rhysida afra
• Richoniella afra

Breton

Noun

afer f

1. affair

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ fer, compare French affaire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈfer]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈfer], [əˈfe]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈfer]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

afer m (plural afers)

1. affair

   afers estrangers ― foreign affairs

Further reading

• “afer”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “afer”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• aferre, afeer, aver, afeor, avorre

Etymology

a- +‎ fer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfɛr/

Adverb

afer

1. afar

Descendants

• English: afar

References

• “afer, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ fer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfeɾ/ [aˈfeɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: a‧fer

Noun

afer m (plural aferes)

1. (archaic, often in the plural) affair, business

   Synonyms: negocio, quehacer

   • 1910, Concha Espina, Despertar Para Morir‎^[1], published 1917:

     —Afinojado á tus pies en el lindor de la boscuria, yo olvidaría del mundo los aferes...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “afer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025