affer

See also: Affer and åffer

Translingual

Alternative forms

Etymology

2024. Coined as an alternative spelling for botanical scientific names originally using caffer, which were deemed offensive.[1]

Adjective

affer m (feminine affra, neuter affrum)

  1. kaffir, African (Used as a specific epithet in botany).
    Synonyms: afer, africanus

References

  1. ^ Clarissa Brincat (1 August 2024) “As Botanists Drop a Racist Plant Name, Some Fear Scientific Confusion”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
    In July, plant scientists at the International Botanical Congress in Madrid changed a scientific name shared by about 200 different plant species. In altering “caffra” to “affra,” the scientists claimed they were voting to fix a misspelling. But almost everyone who cast a ballot knew that “caffra” wasn’t a spelling error. / For centuries, the word “caffra” was used in the scientific names of many plants to denote that they grew in Africa. But the term is also a Latinized version of “Kaffir,” a word that, in southern Africa, is now considered an extremely offensive racial slur against Black Africans. Botanists in the region have objected to using the term to refer to African plants. In South Africa, use of the word can result in a fine or even a prison sentence.

Latin

Verb

affer

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of affor

Luxembourgish

Verb

affer

  1. second-person singular imperative of afferen

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkafɛr/

Verb

affer

  1. (literary) impersonal present subjunctive of cael
  2. (literary) impersonal imperative of cael

Mutation

Mutated forms of affer
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
affer unchanged unchanged haffer

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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