φίλη

Ancient Greek

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 tēî 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.

First declension of φῐ́λη; φῐ́λης (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	φῐ́λη phĭ́lē	φῐ́λᾱ phĭ́lā	φῐ́λαι phĭ́lai
Genitive	φῐ́λης phĭ́lēs	φῐ́λαιν / φῐ́λαιῐν / φῐ́λῃῐν phĭ́lai(ĭ)n / phĭ́lēiĭn	φῐλᾱ́ων / φῐλέ͜ων / φῐλῶν phĭlā́ōn / phĭlé͜ōn / phĭlôn
Dative	φῐ́λῃ phĭ́lēi	φῐ́λαιν / φῐ́λαιῐν / φῐ́λῃῐν phĭ́lai(ĭ)n / phĭ́lēiĭn	φῐ́λῃσῐ / φῐ́λῃσῐν / φῐ́λῃς / φῐ́λαις phĭ́lēisĭ(n) / phĭ́lēis / phĭ́lais
Accusative	φῐ́λην phĭ́lēn	φῐ́λᾱ phĭ́lā	φῐ́λᾱς phĭ́lās
Vocative	φῐ́λη phĭ́lē	φῐ́λᾱ phĭ́lā	φῐ́λαι phĭ́lai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First declension of ᾱ̔ φῐ́λη; τᾶς φῐ́λης (Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾱ̔ φῐ́λη hā phĭ́lē	τὼ φῐ́λᾱ tṑ phĭ́lā	ταὶ φῐ́λαι taì phĭ́lai
Genitive	τᾶς φῐ́λης tâs phĭ́lēs	τοῖν φῐ́λαιν toîn phĭ́lain	τᾶν φῐλᾶν tân phĭlân
Dative	τᾷ φῐ́λῃ tāî phĭ́lēi	τοῖν φῐ́λαιν toîn phĭ́lain	ταῖς φῐ́λαις taîs phĭ́lais
Accusative	τᾱ̀ν φῐ́λην tā̀n phĭ́lēn	τὼ φῐ́λᾱ tṑ phĭ́lā	τᾱ̀ς φῐ́λᾱς tā̀s phĭ́lās
Vocative	φῐ́λη phĭ́lē	φῐ́λᾱ phĭ́lā	φῐ́λαι phĭ́lai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Adjective

φῐ́λη • (phĭ́lē)

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of φῐ́λος (phĭ́los)

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)