φύλακας

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰý.la.kas/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰy.la.kas/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɸy.la.kas/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈfy.la.kas/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.la.kas/

Noun

φῠ́λᾰκᾰς • (phŭ́lăkăs) m

accusative plural of φῠ́λᾰξ (phŭ́lăx)

Further reading

φύλακας in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φῠ́λᾰξ, φῠ́λᾰκος (phŭ́lăx, phŭ́lăkos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfi.la.kas/
Hyphenation: φύ‧λα‧κας

Noun

φύλακας • (fýlakas) m or f (plural φύλακες)

guard, gatekeeper, attendant, warden, custodian

Declension

Declension of **φύλακας**
	singular	plural
nominative	φύλακας (fýlakas)	φύλακες (fýlakes)
genitive	φύλακα (fýlaka)	φυλάκων (fylákon)
accusative	φύλακα (fýlaka)	φύλακες (fýlakes)
vocative	φύλακα (fýlaka)	φύλακες (fýlakes)

Synonyms

φρουρός (frourós), σκοπός (skopós)

Derived terms

ακτοφύλακας m (aktofýlakas, “coast guard”)
αρχειοφύλακας m or f (archeiofýlakas, “custodian, warden”)
τερματοφύλακας m or f (termatofýlakas, “goalkeeper”)
φαροφύλακας m (farofýlakas, “lighthouse keeper”)
συνοριοφύλακας m or f (synoriofýlakas, “border guard”)

Related terms

φυλακή f (fylakí, “prison, imprisonment”)

Further reading

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