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Italian
Etymology
From bio- + -filia.
Noun
biofilia f (plural biofilie)
- biophilia
Polish
Etymology
From bio- + -filia. First attested in 1954.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bjɔˈfi.lja/
- Rhymes: -ilja
- Syllabification: bio‧fi‧lia
Noun
biofilia f
- (psychology) biophilia (the biological drive to preserve oneself; love of life)
- Synonym: instynkt samozachowawczy
Declension
References
- ^ Zygmunt Rysiewicz (1954) Słownik wyrazów obcych: 15,000 wyrazów, page 89
- ^ biofilia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bi.o.fiˈli.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /bjo.fiˈli.ɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bi.o.fiˈli.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /bjo.fiˈli.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bi.o.fiˈli.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /bjo.fiˈli.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bi.ɔ.fiˈli.ɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /bjɔ.fiˈli.ɐ/
Noun
biofilia f (plural biofilias)
- biophilia (love of nature and all living things)