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afin

“afin” is a Romanian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. blueberry, cowberry (the shrub) (Vaccinium myrtillus)
  2. relative by marriage

In Romanian

  1. (bot.) (Vaccinium myrtillus) arbust scund, foarte ramificat, cu frunze oval-alungite, cu flori de culoare roz-deschis și cu fructe comestibile, răspândit în regiunile de munte.
  2. (jur.) înrudit.
  3. (jur.) rudă prin alianță.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin daphne, with loss of initial 'd', from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”); cf. also Calabrian afina ("laurel"). Another theory suggests Latin acinus, influenced by daphne. See also the related dafin.

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