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-phile

/faɪ̯l/

Where it comes from

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

suffix -phille · -phil

morpheme Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend". Scott is such a bibliophile that he won't even put that book down.
Opposite: -phobe

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suffix Forming nouns and adjectives denoting "friend"

Español	-filo
Português	-filo
Français	-phile
Deutsch	-phil
Italiano	-filo
Ελληνικά	-φιλος -filos
Română	-fil

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"-phile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-phile. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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-phile. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-phile

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"-phile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-phile.

BibTeX

@misc{phile_2026,
  title = {-phile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-phile},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}