-fil

See also: Fil-, fil, fil., fiľ, fíl, and fîl

Catalan

Suffix

-fil (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -fila, masculine plural -fils, feminine plural -files)

  1. -phile

Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Suffix

-fil

  1. -phile, -philic

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -fil

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Suffix

-fil

  1. -phile, -philic

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -fil

References

Polish

Etymology

    Derived from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fil/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -il
    • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

    Suffix

    -fil m

    1. -phile
      alkalia + ‎-fil → ‎alkalifil

    Declension

    Animate

    Animal

    Inanimate

    Derived terms

    Polish terms suffixed with -fil

    See also

    Further reading

    • -fil in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Slovak

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [fil]

    Suffix

    -fil m

    1. -phile

    Derived terms

    Category Slovak terms suffixed with -fil not found

    References

    • -fil”, 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, 2003–2025

    Swedish

    Suffix

    -fil

    1. -phile
    2. -philic

    Usage notes

    Unlike Norwegian and like English, Swedish prefers "-sexuell" for "heterosexuell," "homosexuell," and the like. "Homofil" has derogatory connotations.

    Antonyms

    Derived terms

    Swedish terms suffixed with -fil

    See also

    References