-phil

variant of -phile:

eosinophil.

Related Words

-phile
achromatophil
acidophil
basophil
chromatophil
chromophil

-philvariant of -phile.

-phil

noun combining form
or -phile

ETYMOLOGY French -phile, from Greek -philos -philous

: lover : one having an affinity for or a strong attraction to
acidophil
Slavophile

adjective combining form
or -phile

ETYMOLOGY New Latin -philus, from Latin, from Greek -philos

: loving : having a fondness or affinity for
Francophile

-phil

/fɪl/

combining form

having a chemical affinity for a substance 表示“亲…的”, “嗜…的”：: acidophil

neutrophil.

词源

see -PHILE.

-phil, -phile|fɪl, faɪl|combining element repr. Gr. ϕίλος loving, dear. In Greek, found only in certain personal names, where it means ‘dear, beloved’, as Δίϕιλος (dear to Zeus), θεόϕιλος (dear to God). In med. and mod.L. often used as a second element in form -philus, -phila, with sense ‘lover, loving’ (e.g. botanophilus (Linn.) lover of plants, amateur botanist, Ammophila, generic name). Hence in French words -phile, in Eng. -phile or later -phil, as Anglophil(e, Russophil(e, Slavophil(e, Turcophil(e, for which forms with the prefix philo- are more correct etymologically; so conchophil(e (shell-loving), gastrophil(e, oxyphil(e, etc.; spec. in Biol. and Med. in the sense ‘having an affinity for (a certain substance or class of substances)’, as in eosinophil a. and n., neutrophil(e adj. and n. (s.v. neutro-). Hence also -philous, q.v.

-phil suffix var. of -phile.

☞ phil-

-phil
I. \ˌfil\ noun combining form
or -phile \ˌfīl\
(-s)
Etymology: French -phile, from Greek -philos, from philos beloved, dear, loving
: one that loves : lover : one having a fondness or affinity for or a strong attraction to
< acidophil >
< hemophile >
< bibliophile >
< Anglophile >
II. adjective combining form
or -phile \“\
Etymology: New Latin -philus, from Latin, from Greek philos beloved, dear, loving
: loving : having a fondness or affinity for
< hemophile >
< Francophil >
< negrophile >
< organophile >

-phil

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: -fĭl, IPA: /-fɪl/

Suffix

Alternative spelling of -phile

Derived terms

aelurophil, ailourophil, ailurophil

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