heliófilo

See also: heliofilo

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥

Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wél(i)yos

Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios

Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos)der.

Portuguese helio-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s

Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor.

Portuguese -filo

Portuguese heliófilo

From helio- + -filo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.liˈɔ.fi.lu/ [e.lɪˈɔ.fi.lu], (faster pronunciation) /eˈljɔ.fi.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.liˈɔ.fi.lu/ [e.lɪˈɔ.fi.lu], (faster pronunciation) /eˈljɔ.fi.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.liˈɔ.fi.lo/ [e.lɪˈɔ.fi.lo], (faster pronunciation) /eˈljɔ.fi.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛˈljɔ.fi.lu/

• Hyphenation: he‧li‧ó‧fi‧lo

Adjective

heliófilo (feminine heliófila, masculine plural heliófilos, feminine plural heliófilas)

1. who likes the sun

Noun

heliófilo m (plural heliófilos)

1. (botany) heliophyte

   Antonyms: heliofóbico, heliófobo

Related terms

• heliofilia

Further reading

• “heliófilo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “heliófilo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “heliófilo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026