phĭlĭ́ā

phĭlĭ́ā φῐλῐ́ᾱ Liebe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰi.lí.aː/ → /ɸiˈli.a/ → /fiˈli.a/

Etymology 1

From φῐλέω (phĭléō, “to love”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Noun

φῐλῐ́ᾱ • (phĭlĭ́ā) f (genitive φῐλῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. friendship, love, affection, fondness
2. friendliness, kindliness, without any affection
3. sexual love, like ἔρως (érōs)
4. (with regard to things) fondness for
5. regarded as the natural force which unites discordant elements and movements, as νεῖκος (neîkos) keeps them apart

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

φῐλίᾱ • (phĭlíā)

1. inflection of φίλιος (phílios):
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. feminine nominative/vocative/accusative dual