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English
Etymology
From ailuro- (“cat”) + -phile (“lover”), from Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (aílouros, “cat”) + φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ailurophile (plural ailurophiles)
- A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
1971, E. F. Bleiler, “Introduction”, in Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Montague Rhodes James, page 4:He played the piano well, was an enthusiastic ailurophile, and persistently played solitaire while talking and writing.
2001, Woodeene Koenig-Bricker, Praying With the Saints: Making Their Prayers Your Own, page 192:When the archbishop would send Philip on an assignment, he would leave the cat in the care of the archbishop, who apparently was not an ailurophile.
2002, Carol Shields, Unless, page 195:Alicia is not a serious ailurophile, however; she neglects Chestnut, and Chestnut knows it.
2005, Dan Rice, Bengal Cats: Everything about Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, Health Care and Behavior, page 53:Your identity as an ailurophile (cat lover) is confirmed by cat hair on your clothes, but that is a distinction that most of us will gladly forfeit.
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Translations
cat-lover
- Estonian: kassiarmastaja
- French: ailurophile (fr) m or f, ailourophile m or f
- Greek: αιλουρόφιλος m (ailourófilos), αιλουρόφιλη f (ailourófili)
- Italian: ailurofilo m, ailurofila f, elurofilo m, elurofila f, gattofilo (it) m, gattofila f
- Japanese: 愛猫家 (ja) (あいびょうか, aibyōka)
- Latvian: kaķu mīļotājs m, kaķu mīļotāja f
- Polish: kociarz (pl) m, kociara (pl) f
- Portuguese: ailurófilo m, elurófilo m
- Swedish: ailurofil c
- Turkish: kedisever
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French
Etymology
Coined parallel with or based on English ailurophile, based on Ancient Greek elements; see the English term for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
ailurophile m or f by sense (plural ailurophiles)
- ailurophile
Adjective
ailurophile (plural ailurophiles)
- ailurophile
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