-fil

See also: Fil-, fil, fil., fiľ, fíl, and fîl

Catalan

Suffix

-fil (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -fila, masculine plural -fils, feminine plural -files)

1. -phile

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -fil

anglòfil

cinèfil

francòfil

germanòfil

hispanòfil

italòfil

xenòfil

Related terms

• -fília

Further reading

• “-fil”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “-fil”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “-fil” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “-fil” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Norwegian Bokmål

Suffix

-fil

1. -phile, -philic

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -fil

bibliofil

bifil

heterofil

pedofil

References

• “-fil” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Suffix

-fil

1. -phile, -philic

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -fil

anglofil

bibliofil

bifil

heterofil

pedofil

References

• “-fil” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *pʰílos

Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)der.

Polish -fil

Derived from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fil/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-fil m

1. -phile

   ‎alkalia + ‎-fil → ‎alkalifil

Declension

Animate

Declension of -fil

	singular	plural
nominative	-fil	-file
genitive	-fila	-fili
dative	-filowi	-filom
accusative	-fila	-fili
instrumental	-filem	-filami
locative	-filu	-filach
vocative	-filu	-file

Animal

Declension of -fil

	singular	plural
nominative	-fil	-file
genitive	-fila	-fili
dative	-filowi	-filom
accusative	-fila	-file
instrumental	-filem	-filami
locative	-filu	-filach
vocative	-filu	-file

Inanimate

Declension of -fil

	singular	plural
nominative	-fil	-file
genitive	-filu	-fili
dative	-filowi	-filom
accusative	-fil	-file
instrumental	-filem	-filami
locative	-filu	-filach
vocative	-filu	-file

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -fil

abisofil

acydofil

alkalifil

anglofil

audiofil

bibliofil

birofil

See also

• -filia, filo-

Further reading

• -fil in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fil]

Suffix

-fil m

1. -phile

Derived terms

Category Slovak terms suffixed with -fil not found

References

• “-fil”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Swedish

Suffix

-fil

1. -phile
2. -philic

Usage notes

Unlike Norwegian and like English, Swedish prefers "-sexuell" for "heterosexuell," "homosexuell," and the like. "Homofil" has derogatory connotations.

Antonyms

• -fob

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -fil

anglofil

frankofil

homofil

Related terms

• -fili

See also

• vän

References

• -fil in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• -fil in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)