-φιλος
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “loving, friendly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /filos/
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:
declension of -φιλος
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -φιλος • | -φιλοι • |
| genitive | -φιλου • | -φιλων • |
| accusative | -φιλο • | -φιλους • |
| vocative | -φιλε • | -φιλοι • |
For adjectives:
declension of -φιλος
| number case / gender |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | -φιλος | -φιλη | -φιλο | -φιλοι | -φιλες | -φιλα |
| genitive | -φιλου | -φιλης | -φιλου | -φιλων | -φιλων | -φιλων |
| accusative | -φιλο | -φιλη | -φιλο | -φιλους | -φιλες | -φιλα |
| vocative | -φιλε | -φιλη | -φιλο | -φιλοι | -φιλες | -φιλα |
Related terms
- -φιλία (-filía, “-phily, love of”)
Derived terms
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