-φιλος

See also: φίλος and φῖλος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, loving, friendly).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /filos/

Suffix

-φιλος • (-filos) m (when used as a noun)

  1. 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:

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -φιλος
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