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aferir
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Galician
Etymology
Verb
aferir (first-person singular present afiro, third-person singular present afire, first-person singular preterite aferín, past participle aferido)
aferir (first-person singular present afiro, third-person singular present afere, first-person singular preterite aferim or aferi, past participle aferido, reintegrationist norm)
- to contrast the value of weights and measures
- to stop or start the mill by means of the aferidoiro
Conjugation
Reintegrated conjugation of aferir (i-e alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Derived terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aferir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “aferir”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aferir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
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Old French
Verb
aferir
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem afier distinct from the unstressed stem afer, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Descendants
- French: afférir (obsolete)
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (aferir)
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin *afferere, from Latin afferre.
Pronunciation
Verb
aferir (first-person singular present afiro, third-person singular present afere, first-person singular preterite aferi, past participle aferido) (transitive)
- to calibrate, to benchmark, to check the accuracy of
- to verify (weights, measurements)
- to mark, to indicate (the weight of something)
- (figurative) to evaluate, to estimate
- (psychology) to standardize (a test)
Conjugation
References
- “aferir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “aferir”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “aferir”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
Further reading
- “aferir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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