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φιλί
kiss /fiˈli/
nounB1#1068 most common
Also: peck (informal kiss)
Example sentences
Σου δίνω ένα φιλί.
I give you a kiss.
Η μαμά έδωσε ένα φιλί στο παιδί.
Mom gave the child a kiss.
Ανταλλάξαμε ένα φιλί πριν φύγει το τρένο.
We exchanged a kiss before the train left.
Το τελευταίο της φιλί έμεινε χαραγμένο στη μνήμη του.
Her last kiss stayed etched in his memory.
Σου στέλνω χίλια φιλιά από μακριά.
I send you a thousand kisses from afar.
Το φιλί της ζωής δεν πρόλαβε να τον σώσει.
The kiss of life did not manage to save him in time.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το φιλί | τα φιλιά |
| Genitive | του φιλιού | των φιλιών |
| Accusative | το φιλί | τα φιλιά |
| Vocative | φιλί | φιλιά |
Word family
Etymology
Φιλί is the everyday Modern Greek word for a kiss. It grew out of the older noun φίλημα, itself built on the verb φιλέω, meaning to love or to kiss, which in turn comes from φίλος, meaning dear or friend. The shorter form φιλί became the normal spoken word, while φίλημα stayed more literary.
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