Unexplained. Perhaps a Pre-Greek word related to φιλύρα (philúra, “lime tree”) and φυλία (phulía, “wild olive tree”).
φῐλῠ́κη • (philúkē) f (genitive φῐλῠ́κης); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ φῐλῠ́κη hē philúkē |
τὼ φῐλῠ́κᾱ tṑ philúkā |
αἱ φῐλῠ́και hai philúkai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς φῐλῠ́κης tês philúkēs |
τοῖν φῐλῠ́καιν toîn philúkain |
τῶν φῐλῠκῶν tôn philukôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ φῐλῠ́κῃ têi philúkēi |
τοῖν φῐλῠ́καιν toîn philúkain |
ταῖς φῐλῠ́καις taîs philúkais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν φῐλῠ́κην tḕn philúkēn |
τὼ φῐλῠ́κᾱ tṑ philúkā |
τᾱ̀ς φῐλῠ́κᾱς tā̀s philúkās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | φῐλῠ́κη philúkē |
φῐλῠ́κᾱ philúkā |
φῐλῠ́και philúkai | ||||||||||
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