φιλελληνικός

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from French philhellénique. By surface analysis, φιλέλλην(ας) (filéllin(as)) +‎ -ικός (-ikós).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fi.le.li.niˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: φι‧λελ‧λη‧νι‧κός

Adjective

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φιλελληνικός (filellinikósm (feminine φιλελληνική, neuter φιλελληνικό)

  1. philhellenic, philhellene, Hellenophile (loving Greece or Greek culture)
  2. (historical) philhellenic, philhellene (specifically, supportive of Greek national independence)

Declension

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Antonyms

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References

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  1. ^ φιλελληνικός”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998