afin

See also: afín

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• afinu

Etymology

From Latin daphne, with loss of initial 'd', from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”). Compare Romanian afin, also Calabrian afina ("laurel").

Noun

afin m (plural afinj)

1. blueberry plant

Derived terms

• afinã

French

Etymology

Compound of à +‎ fin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.fɛ̃/

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• Homophone: affin

Conjunction

afin

1. to
2. so that

Usage notes

• afin de (if followed by an infinitive)
• afin que (if followed by a subjunctive)

Further reading

• “afin” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762).
• “afin” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
• “afin” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.

Anagrams

• naïf

Juba Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَفِين (ʕafīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɸin/, [ˈa.ɸɪn]

Adjective

afin

1. rotten

References

• Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎^[1], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 118

Romanian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin daphne, with loss of initial 'd', from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”); cf. also Calabrian afina ("laurel"). Another theory suggests Latin acinus, influenced by daphne. See also the related dafin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

afin m (plural afini)

1. blueberry, cowberry (the shrub) (Vaccinium myrtillus)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	afin	afinul		afini	afinii
genitive-dative	afin	afinului		afini	afinilor
vocative	afinule			afinilor

Derived terms

• afină

Related terms

• dafin

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin affinis.

Noun

afin m (plural afini)

1. relative by marriage

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	afin	afinul		afini	afinii
genitive-dative	afin	afinului		afini	afinilor
vocative	afinule			afinilor

Yoruba

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ fín (“to be clean, to be white”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.fĩ́/

Noun

àfín

1. albinism
2. (sometimes derogatory) an albino person

   Synonym: ẹni-òrìṣà

   ọ̀rọ̀ tí àfín báá sọ, Òrìṣà l'ó sọ ọ́ ― The words an albino person says, the deity known as Òrìṣà was the one who said it