filozofia

See also: filozófia, filôzôfia, and filozofią

Albanian

Noun

filozofia

1. definite nominative singular of filozofi

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto filozofio

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Italian -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto filozofia

From filozofio (“philosophy”) + -a (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /filozoˈfia/

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: fi‧lo‧zo‧fi‧a

Adjective

filozofia (accusative singular filozofian, plural filozofiaj, accusative plural filozofiajn)

1. philosophical

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s

Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los)

Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós)

Ancient Greek φῐλόσοφος (phĭlósophos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía)bor.

Latin philosophialbor.

Polish filozofia

Learned borrowing from Latin philosophia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.lɔˈzɔ.fja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔfja
• Syllabification: fi‧lo‧zo‧fia

Noun

filozofia f (diminutive filozofijka)

1. (uncountable, philosophy) philosophy (academic discipline)
2. (uncountable, education) philosophy (degree course; university major)
3. (countable, education) philosophy (college faculty)
4. (countable) philosophy (comprehensive system of belief)
5. (countable) philosophy (view regarding fundamental principles)

   Synonym: światopogląd

6. (countable) philosophy (general principle (usually moral))
7. (countable, proscribed) philosophy (purpose behind someone's actions)
8. (uncountable, colloquial) difficult task

   żadna filozofia ― no big deal

Declension

Declension of filozofia

	singular	plural
nominative	filozofia	filozofie
genitive	filozofii	filozofii/filozofij (archaic)
dative	filozofii	filozofiom
accusative	filozofię	filozofie
instrumental	filozofią	filozofiami
locative	filozofii	filozofiach
vocative	filozofio	filozofie

Derived terms

adjective

• filozoficzny

Related terms

adverb

• filozoficznie

nouns

• filozof
• filozoficzność
• filozofka

verb

• filozofować impf

Further reading

• “filozofia”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “filozofia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [filozoˈfi.a]

Noun

filozofia f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of filozofie

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /filɔzɔfia/, [ˈfilɔzɔfia]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: fi‧lo‧zo‧fi‧a

Noun

filozofia f (relational adjective filozofický)

1. philosophy

Declension

Declension of filozofia
(pattern ulica)

	singular	plural
nominative	filozofia	filozofie
genitive	filozofie	filozofií
dative	filozofii	filozofiám
accusative	filozofiu	filozofie
locative	filozofii	filozofiách
instrumental	filozofiou	filozofiami

Related terms

• filozof
• filozofka
• filozoficky

Further reading

• “filozofia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026