-phile

See also: phi lê

English

Alternative forms

-phil

Etymology

From Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).

Suffix

-phile

Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend".
Scott is such a bibliophile that he won't even put that book down.

Antonyms

(forming nouns and adjectives): -phobe

Derived terms

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Related terms

Translations

Forming nouns and adjectives denoting "friend"

Catalan: -fil m
Danish: -fil
Finnish: -fiili
French: -phile (fr)
Galician: -filo (gl) m
Georgian: -ფილი (-pili)
Greek: -φιλος (el) (-filos)
Hungarian: -fil, -barát, -kedvelő (hu)

Italian: -filo (it)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: -fil

Nynorsk: -fil
Polish: -fil (pl) m
Serbo-Croatian: -fil
Spanish: -filo (es)
Swedish: -fil (sv)

Anagrams

Piehl

French

Etymology

From Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fil/
Homophones: fil, file, filent, files, fils, Phil

Suffix

-phile

-philic

Antonyms

-phobe

Derived terms

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