afayadizu
Asturian
Alternative forms
- afayaízu (Central Asturias)
- afachadizu (Western Asturias)
- aḥayadizu (Eastern Asturias)
- ḥayadizu (Eastern Asturias)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afaʝaˈdiθu/ [a.fa.ʝaˈð̞i.θu]
- Rhymes: -iθu
- Syllabification: a‧fa‧ya‧di‧zu
Etymology
Adjective
afayadizu m sg (feminine singular afayadiza, neuter singular afayadizo, masculine plural afayadizos, feminine plural afayadices)
- suitable, appropriate, apt
- comfortable, nice
- Esti llugar ye guapo y afayadizo
- This place is beautiful and nice
- easy to find, at hand
- Tengo la comida equí afayadizo
- I have here the food at hand
- easy to use, handy (a tool)
- Esti cuchiellu nun ye na afayadizu
- This knife it's not easy to use at all
Further reading
- Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “afayadizu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
- “afayadizu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN