I submit a new word for your consideration: dogophile- a lover of dogs.
Hoi,
What do you mean by "love", similar as in pedophile ? Thanks, GerardM
On 27 September 2013 14:09, Alfred Langer alfred.langer@live.com wrote:
I submit a new word for your consideration: dogophile- a lover of dogs. _______________________________________________ Wiktionary-l mailing list Wiktionary-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiktionary-l
No, I mean it as in anglophile, partial to the English. Al L.
-----Original Message----- From: Gerard Meijssen Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 7:31 AM To: The Wiktionary (http://www.wiktionary.org) mailing list Subject: Re: [Wiktionary-l] new word
Hoi,
What do you mean by "love", similar as in pedophile ? Thanks, GerardM
On 27 September 2013 14:09, Alfred Langer alfred.langer@live.com wrote:
I submit a new word for your consideration: dogophile- a lover of dogs. _______________________________________________ Wiktionary-l mailing list Wiktionary-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiktionary-l
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On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 06:09:19 -0600, Alfred Langer alfred.langer@live.com wrote:
I submit a new word for your consideration: dogophile- a lover of dogs.
Not a new word, I'm afraid. Google Books has English examples dated as far back as 1919[1], and one in French(!) from 1873[2]. Wiktionary's had an entry since 2011[3].
[1] http://books.google.com/books?id=eA8PAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA107&dq=dogophile "If, as some of our dogophile friends would seem to imply, [...]" [2] http://books.google.com/books?id=8sdUAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA411&dq=dogophile "Après avoir lu ces pages, si on les lit, on me traitera de « dogophile » plutôt que de « philanthrope » [...]" [3] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dogophile
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