φίλη

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pʰí.lɛː/ → /ˈɸi.li/ → /ˈfi.li/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰí.lɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰi.le̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɸi.li/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.li/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.li/

Noun

φῐ́λη • (phĭ́lē) f (genitive φίλης); first declension

1. female friend, woman or girl who is dear to one

Declension

First declension of ἡ φῐ́λη; τῆς φῐ́λης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ φῐ́λη hē phĭ́lē	τὼ φῐ́λᾱ tṑ phĭ́lā	αἱ φῐ́λαι hai phĭ́lai
Genitive	τῆς φῐ́λης tês phĭ́lēs	τοῖν φῐ́λαιν toîn phĭ́lain	τῶν φῐλῶν tôn phĭlôn
Dative	τῇ φῐ́λῃ têi phĭ́lēi	τοῖν φῐ́λαιν toîn phĭ́lain	ταῖς φῐ́λαις taîs phĭ́lais
Accusative	τὴν φῐ́λην tḕn phĭ́lēn	τὼ φῐ́λᾱ tṑ phĭ́lā	τᾱ̀ς φῐ́λᾱς tā̀s phĭ́lās
Vocative	φῐ́λη phĭ́lē	φῐ́λᾱ phĭ́lā	φῐ́λαι phĭ́lai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Adjective

φῐ́λη • (phĭ́lē)

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of φίλος (phílos)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pʰǐː.lɛː/ → /ˈɸi.li/ → /ˈfi.li/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰǐː.lɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰi.le̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɸi.li/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.li/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.li/

Noun

φῑ́λη • (phī́lē)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural contracted of φῖλος (phîlos)

References

• “φίλη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• φίλη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Noun

φίλη • (fíli) f (plural φίλες, masculine φίλος)

1. female friend
2. girlfriend

Declension

Declension of φίλη

	singular	plural
nominative	φίλη (fíli)	φίλες (fíles)
genitive	φίλης (fílis)	φίλων (fílon)
accusative	φίλη (fíli)	φίλες (fíles)
vocative	φίλη (fíli)	φίλες (fíles)

Synonyms

• (girlfriend): κοπέλα f (kopéla)
• (girlfriend): κορίτσι n (korítsi)

Adjective

φίλη • (fíli)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative feminine singular of φίλος (fílos)