afaire

afaire

Old French

Alternative forms

• afeire
• affaire
• afere

Etymology

Latin ad + faciō.

Noun

afaire f (oblique plural afaires, nominative singular afaire, nominative plural afaires)

1. character; disposition
2. situation; event
   • 12^th Century, Unknown, Raoul de Cambrai:

     .I. mes en vait au roi de Saint Denis
     Qui tout l'afaire li ot contet et dit[.]

     One month he went to the king of Saint Denis
     And told him all about the situation[.]

3. problem; difficulty

Descendants

• English: affair
• French: affaire