φίλη

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pʰí.lɛː/ → /ˈɸi.li/ → /ˈfi.li/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰí.lɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰi.le̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɸi.li/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.li/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.li/

Noun

φῐ́λη • (phílē) f (genitive φίλης); first declension

1. female friend, woman or girl who is dear to one

Declension

First declension of ἡ φῐ́λη; τῆς φῐ́λης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ φῐ́λη hē phílē	τὼ φῐ́λᾱ tṑ phílā	αἱ φῐ́λαι hai phílai
Genitive	τῆς φῐ́λης tês phílēs	τοῖν φῐ́λαιν toîn phílain	τῶν φῐλῶν tôn philôn
Dative	τῇ φῐ́λῃ têi phílēi	τοῖν φῐ́λαιν toîn phílain	ταῖς φῐ́λαις taîs phílais
Accusative	τὴν φῐ́λην tḕn phílēn	τὼ φῐ́λᾱ tṑ phílā	τᾱ̀ς φῐ́λᾱς tā̀s phílās
Vocative	φῐ́λη phílē	φῐ́λᾱ phílā	φῐ́λαι phílai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Adjective

φῐ́λη • (phílē)

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of φίλος (phílos)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pʰǐː.lɛː/ → /ˈɸi.li/ → /ˈfi.li/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰǐː.lɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰi.le̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɸi.li/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.li/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.li/

Noun

φῑ́λη • (phī́lē)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural contracted of φῖλος (phîlos)

References

• “φίλη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• φίλη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

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Greek

Noun

φίλη • (fíli) f (plural φίλες, masculine φίλος)

1. female friend
2. girlfriend

Declension

Declension of φίλη

	singular	plural
nominative	φίλη •	φίλες •
genitive	φίλης •	φίλων •
accusative	φίλη •	φίλες •
vocative	φίλη •	φίλες •

Synonyms

• (girlfriend): κοπέλα f (kopéla)
• (girlfriend): κορίτσι n (korítsi)

Adjective

φίλη • (fíli)

1. Nominative, accusative and vocative feminine singular form of φίλος (fílos).