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Greek
Etymology
From the mediaeval Byzantine Greek φιλί(ν) (philí(n)), from substantivised infinitive τό φιλεῖν (tó phileîn, “the kissing”) of verb φιλέω (philéō, “to kiss”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiˈli/
- Hyphenation: φι‧λί
Noun
φιλί • (filí) n (plural φιλιά)
- kiss
Declension
Derived terms
- φιλάκι n (filáki) (diminiutive)
References
- ^ φιλί - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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