affinis

Latin

Etymology

From ad + fīnis (boundary).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /afˈfiː.nis/, [afˈfiː.nɪs]

Adjective

affīnis (neuter affīne); third declension

  1. neighbouring, allied to, kindred

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative affīnis affīne affīnēs affīnia
Genitive affīnis affīnium
Dative affīnī affīnibus
Accusative affīnem affīne affīnēs, affīnīs affīnia
Ablative affīnī affīnibus
Vocative affīnis affīne affīnēs affīnia

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • affinis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • affinis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be almost culpable: affinem esse culpae
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