αστυνόμος
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀστυνόμος (astunómos), from ἄστυ (ástu, “city”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /astiˈnomos/
- Hyphenation: α‧στυ‧νό‧μος
Noun
αστυνόμος • (astynómos) m or f (plural αστυνόμοι)
- (law enforcement) superintendent, major, captain (police ranks)
- Ο αστυνόμος συλλαμβάνει τον εγκληματία. ― O astynómos syllamvánei ton egklimatía. ― The superintendent arrests the criminal.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αστυνόμος (astynómos) | αστυνόμοι (astynómoi) |
| genitive | αστυνόμου (astynómou) | αστυνόμων (astynómon) |
| accusative | αστυνόμο (astynómo) | αστυνόμους (astynómous) |
| vocative | αστυνόμε (astynóme) | αστυνόμοι (astynómoi) |
Related terms
- see: αστυνομία f (astynomía, “police”)
Further reading
- αστυνόμος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language