afeto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• afecto (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfɛ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfɛ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfɛ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈfɛ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɛtu
• Hyphenation: a‧fe‧to

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin affectus.

Noun

afeto m (plural afetos)

1. affection, fondness

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

afeto

1. first-person singular present indicative of afetar

Further reading

• “afeto” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.