afera

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfera/
• Rhymes: -era

Adjective

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

Related terms

• afero (“thing; affair, business”)

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Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfɛ.ra/

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Noun

afera f (diminutive aferka)

1. scandal, affair (discovered conspiracy to commit crime)

   Jego reputacja ucierpiała z powodu afery rolnej.

   His reputation suffered as a result of the farm scandal.

2. (by extension, colloquial) stir, upheaval

   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.

Usage notes

In the sense "scandal", this word is often followed by an adjective or a noun in genitive in order to specify a particular scandal. Examples include afera rolna, afera Rywina and afera taśmowa.

Declension

Declension of afera

	singular	plural
nominative	afera	afery
genitive	afery	afer
dative	aferze	aferom
accusative	aferę	afery
instrumental	aferą	aferami
locative	aferze	aferach
vocative	afero	afery

Derived terms

• (verbs) aferować, zaaferować
• (nouns) aferzysta, aferzystka
• (adjective) aferowy

Further reading

• afera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• afera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

aféra f (Cyrillic spelling афе́ра)

1. scandal
2. affair (adulterous relationship)

Declension

Declension of afera

	singular	plural
nominative	afera	afere
genitive	afere	afera
dative	aferi	aferama
accusative	aferu	afere
vocative	afero	afere
locative	aferi	aferama
instrumental	aferom	aferama