-philycomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. photophily n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: -phile comb. form, -y suffix³.

Etymology: < -phile comb. form + -y suffix³; compare -philia comb. form. Compare German -philie (formations in which are found from at least the first half of the 19th cent.), French -philie (formations in which are found from at least the mid-19th cent.).Formations in English are found from the second half of the 19th cent. Chiefly combining with first elements ultimately of Greek origin, but compare notaphily n., with a first element of Latin origin, and cartophily n., Germanophily n., scripophily n., timbrophily n. at timbro- comb. form .

1. Forming nouns denoting the quality or condition of loving, being devoted to, or favouring the person or thing indicated by the first element of the compound; corresponding to adjectives in -phile comb. form, -philous comb. form.

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2. Ecology. Forming nouns denoting pollination by the agent indicated by the first element of the compound, corresponding to adjectives in -philous comb. form.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	-phily
释义	-philycomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. photophily n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: -phile comb. form, -y suffix³. Etymology: < -phile comb. form + -y suffix³; compare -philia comb. form. Compare German -philie (formations in which are found from at least the first half of the 19th cent.), French -philie (formations in which are found from at least the mid-19th cent.).Formations in English are found from the second half of the 19th cent. Chiefly combining with first elements ultimately of Greek origin, but compare notaphily n., with a first element of Latin origin, and cartophily n., Germanophily n., scripophily n., timbrophily n. at timbro- comb. form . 1. Forming nouns denoting the quality or condition of loving, being devoted to, or favouring the person or thing indicated by the first element of the compound; corresponding to adjectives in -phile comb. form, -philous comb. form. Categories » 2. Ecology. Forming nouns denoting pollination by the agent indicated by the first element of the compound, corresponding to adjectives in -philous comb. form. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < comb. form
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