αστυνόμος
Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀστύνομος (astúnomos), from ἄστυ (ástu, “city”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editαστυνόμος • (astynómos) m or f (plural αστυνόμοι)
- (law enforcement) superintendent, major, captain (police ranks)
- Ο αστυνόμος συλλαμβάνει τον εγκληματία. ― O astynómos syllamvánei ton egklimatía. ― The superintendent arrests the criminal.
Declension
editDeclension of αστυνόμος
Related terms
edit- see: αστυνομία f (astynomía, “police”)
Further reading
edit- “αστυνόμος”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
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