φιλί

See also: φίλη

Greek

Etymology

From the mediaeval Byzantine Greek φιλί(ν) (philí(n)), from substantivised infinitive τό φιλεῖν (tó phileîn, “the kissing”) of verb φιλέω (philéō, “to kiss”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fiˈli/
  • Hyphenation: φι‧λί

Noun

φιλί • (filí) n (plural φιλιά)

  1. kiss

Declension
declension of φιλί
case     \     number singular plural
nominative φιλί • φιλιά •
genitive φιλιού • φιλιών •
accusative φιλί • φιλιά •
vocative φιλί • φιλιά •

Derived terms
  • φιλάκι n (filáki) (diminiutive)

References
  1. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “φιλί”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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