-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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