afligir

Borrowed from Latin afflīgere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.fliˈʒi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.fliˈd͡ʒiɾ]

afligir (first-person singular present afligeixo, first-person singular preterite afligí, past participle afligit)

1. to afflict

• aflicció

• “afligir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “afligir”, 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

• affligir (pre-standardization spelling)

Learned borrowing from Latin afflīgere.

• Hyphenation: a‧fli‧gir

afligir (first-person singular present aflijo, first-person singular preterite afligi, past participle afligido)

1. to harm (cause damage)

   Synonyms: ferir, fazer mal, machucar

2. (transitive) afflict (to cause pain to)

   Synonym: atribular

   • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Festa [Celebration]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 113:

     Ergueu-se nas pontas dos pés, mas isto lhe arrancou um grunhido: os calcanhares esfolados começavam a affligil-o.

     He stood on the tips of his toes, but this made him groan: his skinned heels were starting to afflict him.

Borrowed from Latin afflīgere.

• IPA^(key): /afliˈxiɾ/ [a.fliˈxiɾ]

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• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: a‧fli‧gir

afligir (first-person singular present aflijo, first-person singular preterite afligí, past participle afligido)

1. to afflict

   Synonym: atribular

   • 1835, Carlos María de Bustamante, Mañanas de la Alameda de México‎^[1]:

     ¿Qué te aflije, pues, Señor?.... diviértete, alegra, y disipa tus males....

     What afflicts you then, sir? Be happy, and dispel your ills.

   • 1875, Wilkie Collins, translated by Cristina Graell, 1997, La ley y la dama‎^[2]:

     ¡Maldita sea, coja el bastón! No le aflija. Azóteme en la espalda. ¡Golpéeme!

     Damn it, take the stick! Don't let it afflict you. Whip me in the back. Hit me!

• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “afligir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 65

• “afligir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024