αστυνόμος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αστυνόμος (astunómos), from ἄστυ (ástu, “city”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /astiˈnomos/
Hyphenation: α‧στυ‧νό‧μος

Noun

αστυνόμος • (astynómos) m, f (plural αστυνόμοι)

police officer, policeman, policewoman (member of a police force)

Ο αστυνόμος συλλαμβάνει τον εγκληματία. ― O astynómos syllamvánei ton egklimatía. ― The policeman arrests the criminal.

Declension

declension of αστυνόμος

	singular	plural
nominative	αστυνόμος •	αστυνόμοι •
genitive	αστυνόμου •	αστυνόμων •
accusative	αστυνόμο •	αστυνόμους •
vocative	αστυνόμε •	αστυνόμοι •

Synonyms

αστυνομικός m (astynomikós, “policeman”)
αστυφύλακας m (astyfýlakas, “policeman, gendarme”) (dated)
μπάτσος m (bátsos, “cop, copper, bull”) (colloquial)

Derived terms

αστυνομία f (astynomía, “police”)
αστυνομεύω (astynomévo, “to police”)
αστυνομικό τμήμα n (astynomikó tmíma, “police station”)
τροχονόμος m, f (trochonómos, “traffic police officer”)

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