# afiar
## Asturian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin adfiliare, affiliare (“to adopt as a son”), from Latin ad + filius (“son”). Compare Portuguese afilhar, afiliar, Spanish ahijar, Italian affiliare.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /afiˈaɾ/ [a.fiˈaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧fi‧ar

### Verb

afiar
* to adopt
* to become godparent of

#### Conjugation
## Galician
### Etymology

From a- +‎ fio +‎ -ar, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *affīlāre. Compare Spanish afilar, French affiler, Italian affilare.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈfiaɾ/ [aˈfi.aɾ]
* Rhymes: -iaɾ
* Hyphenation: a‧fi‧ar

### Verb

afiar (first-person singular present afío, first-person singular preterite afiei, past participle afiado) afiar (first-person singular present afio, first-person singular preterite afiei, past participle afiado, reintegrationist norm)
* (transitive) to sharpen
    Synonym: aguzar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “afiar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “afiar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “afiar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From a- +‎ fio +‎ -ar, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *affīlāre. Compare Spanish afilar, French affiler, Italian affilare. Doublet of afilar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [a.fɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈfja(ʁ)/ [aˈfja(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [a.fɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈfja(ʁ)/ [aˈfja(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.fiˈa(ɾ)/ [a.fɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈfja(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [a.fɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈfja(ʁ)/ [aˈfja(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.fiˈa(ɻ)/ [a.fɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈfja(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈfjaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈfjaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈfja.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: a‧fi‧ar

### Verb

afiar (first-person singular present afio, first-person singular preterite afiei, past participle afiado)
* (transitive) to sharpen
    Synonyms: afilar, afinar, aguçar, amolar
* (transitive, figuratively) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* afia-lápis

#### Descendants

* Macanese: afiâ

### Further reading

* “afiar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “afiar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “afiar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “afiar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “afiar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “afiar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /afiˈaɾ/ [a.fiˈaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧fi‧ar

### Verb

afiar (first-person singular present afio, first-person singular preterite afié, past participle afiado)
* (transitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### References

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