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-fil

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

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

  1. -phile

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Norwegian Bokmål

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-fil

  1. -phile, -philic

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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-fil

  1. -phile, -philic

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Polish

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Etymology

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    Derived from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /fil/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -il
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    Suffix

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    -fil m

    1. -phile
      alkalia + ‎-fil → ‎alkalifil

    Declension

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    Animate

    Animal

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    Further reading

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    • -fil in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Slovak

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    -fil m

    1. -phile

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    Category Slovak terms suffixed with -fil not found

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    • -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

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    Suffix

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    -fil

    1. -phile
    2. -philic

    Usage notes

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

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