αστυφύλακας
Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀστυφύλαξ (astuphúlax); by surface analysis, άστυ (ásty, “city center”) + φύλακας (fýlakas, “guard”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editαστυφύλακας • (astyfýlakas) m or f (plural αστυφύλακες)
- (law enforcement) officer, constable (police rank)
Declension
editDeclension of αστυφύλακας
singular | plural | |
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nominative | αστυφύλακας • | αστυφύλακες • |
genitive | αστυφύλακα • | αστυφυλάκων • |
accusative | αστυφύλακα • | αστυφύλακες • |
vocative | αστυφύλακα • | αστυφύλακες • |
Related terms
edit- see: αστυνομία f (astynomía, “police”)
Further reading
edit- αστυφύλακας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language