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

	singular	plural
nominative	αστυφύλακας (astyfýlakas)	αστυφύλακες (astyfýlakes)
genitive	αστυφύλακα (astyfýlaka)	αστυφυλάκων (astyfylákon)
accusative	αστυφύλακα (astyfýlaka)	αστυφύλακες (astyfýlakes)
vocative	αστυφύλακα (astyfýlaka)	αστυφύλακες (astyfýlakes)

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