afera

See also: aféra and aferą

Esperanto

Etymology

    From afero +‎ -a.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aˈfera/
    • Rhymes: -era
    • Syllabification: a‧fe‧ra

    Adjective

    afera (accusative singular aferan, plural aferaj, accusative plural aferajn)

    1. relating to things
      aferaj vortojwords referring to things
    2. business-related
      afera kunvenoa business meeting
    • afero (thing; affair, business)

    Kashubian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Polish afera.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aˈfɛ.ra/
    • Rhymes: -ɛra
    • Syllabification: a‧fe‧ra

    Noun

    afera f

    1. scandal, affair (discovered conspiracy to commit crime)
    2. stir, upheaval (sensational event)
    adjectives

    References

    • Jan Trepczyk (1994), “afera”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
    • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “afera”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
    • afera”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

    Polish

    Etymology

      Borrowed from German Affäre, from French affaire, from Latin ad- + faciō.[1] First attested in 1752.[2]

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /aˈfɛ.ra/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ɛra
      • Syllabification: a‧fe‧ra

      Noun

      afera f (diminutive aferka)

      1. scandal, affair (discovered conspiracy to commit crime)
        Synonym: skandal
        Jego reputacja ucierpiała z powodu afery rolnej.His reputation suffered as a result of the farm scandal.
      2. (by extension, colloquial) stir, upheaval (sensational event)
        Nie powinnaś mówić o jego przeszłości, w firmie zrobiła się straszna afera.You shouldn't have talked about his past, it caused quite a stir in the company.
      3. (Middle Polish) affair, issue, matter[2]
        Synonym: sprawa

      Declension

      Derived terms

      adjectives
      verbs
      • aferować impf
      • grać na aferę impf
      • zaaferować pf

      Collocations

      References

      1. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “afera”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
      2. 2.0 2.1 Danuta Lankiewicz (24.02.2021), “AFERA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

      Further reading

      • afera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • afera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

      Serbo-Croatian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from French affaire, from faire (to do), from Latin ad- + faciō (to do).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /afěːra/
      • Hyphenation: a‧fe‧ra

      Noun

      aféra f (Cyrillic spelling афе́ра)

      1. scandal
        Synonyms: skandal, neprilika, zbrka
      2. affair (adulterous relationship)
        Synonym: avantura

      Declension

      Declension of afera
      singular plural
      nominative afera afere
      genitive afere afera
      dative aferi aferama
      accusative aferu afere
      vocative afero afere
      locative aferi aferama
      instrumental aferom aferama