φιλί

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See also: φίλη

Greek

Etymology

From the mediaeval Byzantine Greek φιλί (φιλίν) (philí (philín)), from substantivised infinitve τό (tó) φιλείν (phileín) ("the kissing") of verb φιλέω (philéō) "to kiss".[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈli/
  • Hyphenation: φι‧λί

Noun

φιλί • (filí) n (plural φιλιά)

  1. kiss

Declension

Declension of φιλί
singular plural
nominative φιλί • φιλιά •
genitive φιλιού • φιλιών •
accusative φιλί • φιλιά •
vocative φιλί • φιλιά •

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ φιλί - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

Further reading

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