-fob

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fob"

Catalan

Suffix

-fob

1. -phobic
2. -phobe

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -fob

anglòfob

antropòfob

hidròfob

homòfob

islamòfob

xenòfob

Related terms

• -fòbia

Further reading

• “-fob”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “-fob”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “-fob” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “-fob” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos).

Suffix

-fob

1. Forms adjectives describing someone with fear of or hatred against something.
2. Forms nouns denoting someone with fear of or hatred against something.

Inflection

Inflection of -fob

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	-fob	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	-fobt	—	—2
plural	-fobe	—	—2
definite attributive1	-fobe	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

(adjectives)

Declension

Declension of -fob

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	-fob	-foben	-fober	-foberne
genitive	-fobs	-fobens	-fobers	-fobernes

(nouns)

Synonyms

• (adjectival): -fobisk

Derived terms

Danish terms suffixed with -fob

homofob

islamofob

Related terms

• -fobi

References

• “-fob” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Suffix

-fob

1. -phobic
2. -phobe

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -fob

anglofob

Related terms

• fobi
• fobisk

References

• “-fob” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-

Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos)der.

Polish -fob

Derived from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔp/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔp
• Syllabification: -fob

Suffix

-fob m

1. -phobe

   ‎homo- + ‎-fob → ‎homofob (“homophobe”)

   ‎hydro- + ‎-fob → ‎hydrofob (“hydrophobe”)

Declension

Declension of -fob

	singular	plural
nominative	-fob	fobi/fobowie
genitive	-foba	-fobów
dative	-fobowi	-fobom
accusative	-foba	-fobów
instrumental	-fobem	-fobami
locative	-fobie	-fobach
vocative	-fobie	fobi/fobowie

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -fob

acydofob

anglofob

See also

• -fobia

Further reading

• -fob in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Suffix

-fob

1. -phobe
2. -phobic

   Synonym: fobisk

Antonyms

• -fil

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -fob

anglofob

frankofob

homofob

transfob

Related terms

• fobi
• fobiker
• fobisk

References

• “-fob”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)