afero

Esperanto

Etymology

From French affaire / English affair, from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈfero/
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Rhymes: -ero
Hyphenation: a‧fe‧ro

Noun

afero (accusative singular aferon, plural aferoj, accusative plural aferojn)

thing
Dum mia vojaĝo mi vidis interesajn aferojn. ― During my trip I saw interesting things.
affair, matter, case, issue, business
Ŝi jam aranĝis la aferon. ― She has already taken care of the matter.
concern, business
Tio estas nia afero. ― That is our business.

Related terms

afera (“business-(related)”)
aferaĉo (“fiasco, debacle, mess”)
afereca (“businesslike”)
aferema (“business-minded”)
afereto (“little thing; small matter, detail”)
aferisto (“businessperson, entrepreneur”)
aferstato (“state of affairs”)
aferŝarĝito (“chargé d'affaires”)
afervojaĝo (“business trip”)
amafero (“(love) affair”)
ĉefafero (“main point”)
havi aferon kun (“be dealing with”)
juĝafero (“court case”)

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto afero.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈfero/

Noun

afero (plural aferi)

business, matter, affair

See also

kozo (“thing”)

Umbrian

Verb

afero (infinitive) (late Iguvine)

alternative form of 𐌀𐌚𐌄𐌓𐌖𐌌 (aferum)

References

Buck, Carl Darling (1904) A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary
De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Poultney, James Wilson (1959) The Bronze Tables of Iguvium‎^[1], Baltimore: American Philological Association