Definition
Third person singular present tense of affy; to betroth, pledge in marriage, or become engaged.
Etymology
From Middle English affien/affyen, derived from Old French affier 'to pledge,' from Latin ad- 'to' + fidus 'faithful.' The modern spelling with -ies is the standard conjugation for third person singular.
Kelly Says
This archaic verb appears in historical documents where it describes formal marriage betrothals—when someone 'affies' another person, they're making a legal and spiritual commitment recognized by the church and community, not just saying 'let's date.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መስተዋወቅ
mes-te-wa-weq
CACatalà
afinitats
a-fi-ni-tats
DADansk
slægtskab
slag-tskab
DEDeutsch
Affinitäten
a-fi-ni-taet-en
ELΕλληνικά
συγγένεια
sin-gen-ee-a
ESEspañol
afines
a-fee-nes
FISuomi
suhteet
suu-hte-et
FRFrançais
affinés
a-fee-neh
HUMagyar
kapcsolatok
kap-csol-a-tok
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerabat
ke-ra-ba-t
ITItaliano
affinità
a-fi-ni-ta
KMKM
ទំនាក់ទំនង
tum-nak-tum-nang
MSBahasa Melayu
hubungan
hu-ban-an
NLNederlands
affiniteiten
a-fi-ni-ta-i-ten
NONorsk
slektskap
slek-tskap
PLPolski
związki
zvee-nki
PTPortuguês
afinidades
a-fi-ni-da-des
RORomână
relații
re-la-ții
RUРусский
родственные связи
rodstvennye svyazi
SVSvenska
relationer
re-la-tion-er
SWKiswahili
uhusiano
oo-hoo-see-an-o
TAதமிழ்
சம்பந்தம்
sam-ban-tham
TEతెలుగు
సంబంధం
san-ban-tham
THไทย
ความสัมพันธ์
khwam-sum-phan-thon
TRTürkçe
akrabalık
ak-ra-ba-lik
UKУкраїнська
родини
ro-di-ni
VITiếng Việt
mối quan hệ
moi quan he