filatelia

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism. Borrowed from French philatélie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfilɑteliɑ/, [ˈfilɑ̝ˌt̪e̞liɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eliɑ
• Syllabification^(key): fi‧la‧te‧li‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): fi‧la‧te‧lia

Noun

filatelia

1. philately

Declension

Inflection of filatelia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		filatelia	—
genitive		filatelian	—
partitive		filateliaa	—
illative		filateliaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		filatelia	—
accusative	nom.	filatelia	—
	gen.	filatelian
genitive		filatelian	—
partitive		filateliaa	—
inessive		filateliassa	—
elative		filateliasta	—
illative		filateliaan	—
adessive		filatelialla	—
ablative		filatelialta	—
allative		filatelialle	—
essive		filateliana	—
translative		filateliaksi	—
abessive		filateliatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of filatelia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative filateliani — accusative nom. filateliani — gen. filateliani genitive filateliani — partitive filateliaani — inessive filateliassani — elative filateliastani — illative filateliaani — adessive filateliallani — ablative filatelialtani — allative filatelialleni — essive filatelianani — translative filateliakseni — abessive filateliattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative filateliasi — accusative nom. filateliasi — gen. filateliasi genitive filateliasi — partitive filateliaasi — inessive filateliassasi — elative filateliastasi — illative filateliaasi — adessive filateliallasi — ablative filatelialtasi — allative filateliallesi — essive filatelianasi — translative filateliaksesi — abessive filateliattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative filateliamme — accusative nom. filateliamme — gen. filateliamme genitive filateliamme — partitive filateliaamme — inessive filateliassamme — elative filateliastamme — illative filateliaamme — adessive filateliallamme — ablative filatelialtamme — allative filateliallemme — essive filatelianamme — translative filateliaksemme — abessive filateliattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative filatelianne — accusative nom. filatelianne — gen. filatelianne genitive filatelianne — partitive filateliaanne — inessive filateliassanne — elative filateliastanne — illative filateliaanne — adessive filateliallanne — ablative filatelialtanne — allative filateliallenne — essive filateliananne — translative filateliaksenne — abessive filateliattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative filateliansa — accusative nom. filateliansa — gen. filateliansa genitive filateliansa — partitive filateliaansa — inessive filateliassaan filateliassansa — elative filateliastaan filateliastansa — illative filateliaansa — adessive filateliallaan filateliallansa — ablative filatelialtaan filatelialtansa — allative filatelialleen filateliallensa — essive filatelianaan filatelianansa — translative filateliakseen filateliaksensa — abessive filateliattaan filateliattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• postimerkkeily

Further reading

• “filatelia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French philatélie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.la.teˈli.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: fi‧la‧te‧lì‧a

Noun

filatelia f (plural filatelie)

1. philately

Derived terms

• filatelico

See also

• francobollo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French philatélie.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.la.teˈli.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.la.teˈli.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.la.teˈli.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fi.lɐ.tɨˈli.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: fi‧la‧te‧li‧a

Noun

filatelia f (usually uncountable, plural filatelias)

1. philately (stamp collecting)

Further reading

• “filatelia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “filatelia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French philatélie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /filaˈtelja/ [fi.laˈt̪e.lja]
• Rhymes: -elja
• Syllabification: fi‧la‧te‧lia

Noun

filatelia f (uncountable)

1. philately (stamp collecting)

Further reading

• “filatelia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025