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Ancient Greek
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰí.lɛː/ → /ˈɸi.li/ → /ˈfi.li/
Noun
φῐ́λη • (phĭ́lē) f (genitive φίλης); first declension
- female friend, woman or girl who is dear to one
Declension
Adjective
φῐ́λη • (phĭ́lē)
- feminine nominative/vocative singular of φίλος (phílos)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰǐː.lɛː/ → /ˈɸi.li/ → /ˈfi.li/
Noun
φῑ́λη • (phī́lē)
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural contracted of φῖλος (phîlos)
References
Greek
Noun
φίλη • (fíli) f (plural φίλες, masculine φίλος)
- female friend
- girlfriend
Declension
Declension of φίλη
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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φίλη (fíli)
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φίλες (fíles)
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| genitive
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φίλης (fílis)
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φίλων (fílon)
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| accusative
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φίλη (fíli)
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φίλες (fíles)
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| vocative
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φίλη (fíli)
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φίλες (fíles)
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Synonyms
- (girlfriend): κοπέλα f (kopéla)
- (girlfriend): κορίτσι n (korítsi)
Adjective
φίλη • (fíli)
- nominative/accusative/vocative feminine singular of φίλος (fílos)