-φιλος
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “loving, friendly”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-φιλος • (-filos) m (when used as a noun)
- added to a noun or adjective to create adjectives and/or nouns denoting something or someone that likes or loves the first element; -phile, -philic:
- Άγγλος (Ánglos, “English”) + -φιλος (-filos) → αγγλόφιλος (anglófilos, “Anglophile”)
- βιβλίο (vivlío, “book”) + -φιλος (-filos) → βιβλιόφιλος (vivliófilos, “book lover, bibliophile”)
- ειρήνη (eiríni, “peace”) + -φιλος (-filos) → ειρηνόφιλος (eirinófilos, “pacifist, pacifistic”)
Declension
For nouns:
For adjectives:
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | -φιλος (-filos) | -φιλη (-fili) | -φιλο (-filo) | -φιλοι (-filoi) | -φιλες (-files) | -φιλα (-fila) | |
| genitive | -φιλου (-filou) | -φιλης (-filis) | -φιλου (-filou) | -φιλων (-filon) | -φιλων (-filon) | -φιλων (-filon) | |
| accusative | -φιλο (-filo) | -φιλη (-fili) | -φιλο (-filo) | -φιλους (-filous) | -φιλες (-files) | -φιλα (-fila) | |
| vocative | -φιλε (-file) | -φιλη (-fili) | -φιλο (-filo) | -φιλοι (-filoi) | -φιλες (-files) | -φιλα (-fila) | |
Derived terms
Related terms
- -φιλία (-filía, “-phily, love of”)
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