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afla

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse afla.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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afla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative aflaði, supine aflað)

  1. to earn, to gain [with genitive]
  2. to procure, to get, to acquire [with genitive]
  3. (intransitive) to fish

Usage notes

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  • The middle voice verb aflast can be either personal or impersonal.

Conjugation

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Anagrams

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Old Norse

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Noun

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afla

  1. accusative/genitive plural of afl

Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin afflāre (blow, breathe), from ad- + flō (blow, breathe). Cognate with Portuguese achar and Spanish hallar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈfla/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: a‧fla
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Verb

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a afla (third-person singular present află, past participle aflat) 1st conjugation

  1. to find out, get wind of
  2. to recognize
  3. (reflexive) to be placed or situated

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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