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φίλος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: φίλος φίλη φίλον

Structure: φιλ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. That which is loved or important: beloved, dear
  2. (less commonly): loving, friendly

Declension

First/Second declension
Masculine Feminine Neuter
SingularNominative φίλος φίλη φίλον
Genitive φίλου φίλης φίλου
Dative φίλῳ φίλῃ φίλῳ
Accusative φίλον φίλην φίλον
Vocative φίλε φίλη φίλον
DualN/A/V φίλω φίλᾱ φίλω
G/D φίλοιν φίλαιν φίλοιν
PluralNominative φίλοι φίλαι φίλα
Genitive φίλων φιλῶν φίλων
Dative φίλοις φίλαις φίλοις
Accusative φίλους φίλᾱς φίλα
Vocative φίλοι φίλαι φίλα
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective φίλος φίλου φιλώτερος φιλωτέρου φιλώτατος φιλωτάτου
Adverb φίλως φιλώτερον φιλώτατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Synonyms

  1. That which is loved or important

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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