αστυφύλακας

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστυφύλαξ (astuphúlax); by surface analysis, άστυ (ásty, “city center”) +‎ φύλακας (fýlakas, “guard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /astiˈfilakas/
• Hyphenation: α‧στυ‧φύ‧λα‧κας

Noun

αστυφύλακας • (astyfýlakas) m or f (plural αστυφύλακες)

1. (law enforcement) officer, constable (police rank)

Declension

Declension of αστυφύλακας

	singular	plural
nominative	αστυφύλακας •	αστυφύλακες •
genitive	αστυφύλακα •	αστυφυλάκων •
accusative	αστυφύλακα •	αστυφύλακες •
vocative	αστυφύλακα •	αστυφύλακες •

Related terms

• see: αστυνομία f (astynomía, “police”)

Further reading

• αστυφύλακας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language