φιλάω

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Greek

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Etymology

φιλώ (filó) + -άω (-áo). Inherited from Ancient Greek φιλῶ (philô), contracted form of φιλέω (philéō, I love).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

φιλάω (filáo) / φιλώ (imperfect φιλούσα/φίλαγα, past φίλησα, passive φιλιέμαι, p‑past φιλήθηκα, ppp φιλημένος)

  1. to kiss
  2. (formal, for the variant φιλώ) to greet

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References

  1. ^ φιλάω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language