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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φῐλία (philía, “friendship, love, affection, fondness”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-φιλία • (-filía) f
- added to a noun or adjective to create nouns denoting the liking or love of the first element; -philia:
- Άγγλος (Ánglos, “English”) + -φιλία (-filía) → αγγλοφιλία (anglofilía, “Anglophilia”)
- βιβλίο (vivlío, “book”) + -φιλία (-filía) → βιβλιοφιλία (vivliofilía, “love of books”)
- ζώο (zóo, “animal”) + -φιλία (-filía) → ζωοφιλία (zoofilía, “love of animals”)
- ξένος (xénos, “foreign”) + -φιλία (-filía) → ξενοφιλία (xenofilía, “love of foreigners”)
- (medicine) added to a noun or adjective to create nouns denoting diseases or medical conditions; -philia:
- αίμα (aíma, “blood”) + -φιλία (-filía) → αιμοφιλία (aimofilía, “haemophilia”)
- σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”) + -φιλία (-filía) → σπασμοφιλία (spasmofilía, “spasmophilia”)
Declension
Derived terms
- -φιλος (-filos, “-phile, lover of”)