τροχονόμος

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Greek

Etymology

τροχ(ός) (troch(ós), wheel) as in τροχαία (trochaía) + -ο- (infix) +‎ -νόμος (-nómos, of law) in analogy to the word αστυνόμος (astynómos, police officer).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾoxoˈnomos/
  • Hyphenation: τρο‧χο‧νό‧μος

Noun

τροχονόμος (trochonómosm or f (plural τροχονόμοι)

  1. traffic policeman/policewoman (police officer responsible for road traffic)

Declension

References

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