Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀστύνομος (astúnomos), from ἄστυ (ástu, city) + νόμος (nómos, law).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /astiˈnomos/
  • Hyphenation: α‧στυ‧νό‧μος

Noun

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αστυνόμος (astynómosm or f (plural αστυνόμοι)

  1. (law enforcement) superintendent, major, captain (police ranks)
    Ο αστυνόμος συλλαμβάνει τον εγκληματία.O astynómos syllamvánei ton egklimatía.The superintendent arrests the criminal.

Declension

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singular plural
nominative αστυνόμος (astynómos) αστυνόμοι (astynómoi)
genitive αστυνόμου (astynómou) αστυνόμων (astynómon)
accusative αστυνόμο (astynómo) αστυνόμους (astynómous)
vocative αστυνόμε (astynóme) αστυνόμοι (astynómoi)
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