σερίφης

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Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French shérif plus -ης (-is) ending, from English sheriff.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /seˈɾi.fis/
  • Hyphenation: σε‧ρί‧φης

Noun

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σερίφης (serífism (plural σερίφηδες)

  1. (law enforcement) sheriff

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ σερίφης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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