-philia

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek φιλία (“(fraternal) love”).

Suffix

-philia

1. (pathology) Forming words meaning "an abnormal liking for or tendency towards a given thing". See paraphilia.

Antonyms

• -phobia

Derived terms

• See Category:English words suffixed with -philia

Related terms

• -philiac
• -phile

Translations

forming words denoting abnormal linking towards a given thing

Chinese: Mandarin: 親...派 (cmn), 亲...派 (cmn) (qīn...pài), 親- (cmn), 亲- (cmn) (qīn-), 崇拜- (cmn) (chóngbài-) Croatian: -filija (hr) Dutch: -filie (nl) French: -philie (fr) f.

German: -philie (de) f. Japanese: 親...派 (ja) (しん...は, shin...ha), -フィリア (ja) (-firia) Portuguese: -filia (pt) f. Russian: -филия (ru) (-fílija) f. Spanish: -filia (es) f.