-phile

== English == === Alternative forms === (misspelling) -phille -phil === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faɪ̯l/ === Suffix === -phile Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend". Antonym: -phobe ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== -philia -philiac ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== -maniac -mane === Anagrams === Piehl == French == === Etymology === From Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fil/ Homophones: fil, file, filent, files, fils, Phil === Suffix === -phile (adjective-forming suffix, plural -philes) -philic Antonym: -phobe ‎anglo- + ‎-phile → ‎anglophile (“Anglophilic”) ‎techno- + ‎-phile → ‎technophile (“technophilic”) === Suffix === -phile m or f by sense (referring to people) or m (referring to organisms) (noun-forming suffix, plural -philes) -phile Antonym: -phobe ‎haltère (“barbell, weight”) + ‎-phile → ‎haltérophile m or f by sense (“weightlifter”) ‎extrême (“extreme”) + ‎-phile → ‎extrêmophile m (“extremophile”) === Derived terms === === Descendants === → Turkish: -fil