afera

From afero +‎ -a.

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

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

1. relating to things

   aferaj vortoj ― words referring to things

2. business-related

   afera kunveno ― a business meeting

• afero (“thing; affair, business”)

Borrowed from Polish afera.

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

afera f

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

• 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

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

• IPA^(key): /aˈfɛ.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Syllabification: a‧fe‧ra

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

• “afera”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “afera”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

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

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

aféra f (Cyrillic spelling афе́ра)

1. scandal

   Synonyms: skandal, neprilika, zbrka

2. affair (adulterous relationship)

   Synonym: avantura