filipin

See also: filipín and Filipin@

English

Etymology

filipinensis +‎ -in

Noun

filipin (uncountable)

1. A potent antifungal chemical first isolated from the actinomycete Streptomyces filipinensis, widely used as a histochemical stain for cholesterol.

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s

Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)

Ancient Greek φιλο- (philo-)

Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos

Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos

Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos)

Ancient Greek φίλιππος (phílippos)

Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos)lbor.

Polish Filip

Polish filipin

From Filip.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈli.pin/

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• Rhymes: -ipin
• Syllabification: fi‧li‧pin

Noun

filipin m pers

1. oratorian, Oratorian

   Synonym: oratorianin

Declension

Declension of filipin

	singular	plural
nominative	filipin	filipini/filipiny (deprecative)
genitive	filipina	filipinów
dative	filipinowi	filipinom
accusative	filipina	filipinów
instrumental	filipinem	filipinami
locative	filipinie	filipinach
vocative	filipinie	filipini

Further reading

• “filipin”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Swedish

Etymology

Presumably from German Vielliebchen, but see the etymology for philopena.

Noun

filipin c

1. philopena (a game)
2. philopena (a nut or almond with double kernel)

Declension

Declension of filipin

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	filipin	filipins
	definite	filipinen	filipinens
plural	indefinite	filipiner	filipiners
	definite	filipinerna	filipinernas

See also

• Filippinerna

References

• “filipin”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “filipin”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)