-phile

English

Alternative forms

• -phil

Etymology

From Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος ‎(phílos, “dear, beloved”).

Suffix

-phile

1. Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend".

   Scott is such a bibliophile that he won't even put that book down.

Antonyms

• (forming nouns and adjectives): -phobe

Derived terms

► English words suffixed with -phile

Related terms

• -philia
• -philiac

Translations

Forming nouns and adjectives denoting and "friend"

• Danish: -fil
• Finnish: -fiili
• French: -phile (fr)
• Greek: -φιλος (el) ‎(-filos)

• Italian: -filo (it)
• Polish: -fil m
• Serbo-Croatian: -fil
• Spanish: -filo (es)
• Swedish: -fil (sv)

See also

• -maniac
• -mane

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fil/
• Homophones: fil, file, filent, files, fils, Phil

Etymology

From Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος ‎(phílos, “dear, beloved”).

Suffix

-phile

1. -philic

Antonyms

• -phobe

Derived terms

► French words suffixed with -phile