Unexplained. Perhaps a Pre-Greek word related to φιλύρα (philúra, “lime tree”) and φυλία (phulía, “wild olive tree”).
φῐλῠ́κη • (phĭlŭ́kē) f (genitive φῐλῠ́κης); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ φῐλῠ́κη hē phĭlŭ́kē |
τὼ φῐλῠ́κᾱ tṑ phĭlŭ́kā |
αἱ φῐλῠ́και hai phĭlŭ́kai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς φῐλῠ́κης tês phĭlŭ́kēs |
τοῖν φῐλῠ́καιν toîn phĭlŭ́kain |
τῶν φῐλῠκῶν tôn phĭlŭkôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ φῐλῠ́κῃ têi phĭlŭ́kēi |
τοῖν φῐλῠ́καιν toîn phĭlŭ́kain |
ταῖς φῐλῠ́καις taîs phĭlŭ́kais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν φῐλῠ́κην tḕn phĭlŭ́kēn |
τὼ φῐλῠ́κᾱ tṑ phĭlŭ́kā |
τᾱ̀ς φῐλῠ́κᾱς tā̀s phĭlŭ́kās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | φῐλῠ́κη phĭlŭ́kē |
φῐλῠ́κᾱ phĭlŭ́kā |
φῐλῠ́και phĭlŭ́kai | ||||||||||
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