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-φιλος
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φίλος φῖλος
Greek
Etymology
From el grc φίλος loving, friendly.
Pronunciation
el /filos/
Suffix
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:
el Άγγλος English αγγλόφιλος Anglophile
el βιβλίο book βιβλιόφιλος book lover, bibliophile
el ειρήνη peace ειρηνόφιλος pacifist, pacifistic
Declension
For nouns:
-φιλ
For adjectives:
ος-η-ο -φιλ 1
Derived terms
el -φιλος
Related terms
el -φιλία -phily, love of