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Greek
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ἀστυνομία (astunomía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /astinoˈmia/
- Hyphenation: α‧στυ‧νο‧μί‧α
Noun
αστυνομία • (astynomía) f (plural αστυνομίες)
- police (law enforcement)
- police force (the police collectively)
Declension
- άστυ n (ásty, “large city”)
- αστυνόμευση f (astynómefsi, “policing”)
- αστυνομεύω (astynomévo, “to police”)
- αστυνομικίνα f (astynomikína, “policewoman”)
- αστυνομικό τμήμα n (astynomikó tmíma, “police station”)
- αστυνομικοκρατούμαι (astynomikokratoúmai, “to be over policed”)
- αστυνομικοκρατούμενος (astynomikokratoúmenos, “police-ridden”, adjective)
- αστυνομικός (astynomikós, “police”, adjective)
- αστυνομικός m (astynomikós, “policeman”)
- αστυνομοκρατία f (astynomokratía, “police state”)
- αστυνόμος m (astynómos, “police captain”)
- αστυφύλακας m (astyfýlakas, “police officer”)
- αστυφυλακή f (astyfylakí, “police service”)
- τροχαίος m (trochaíos, “traffic police officer”)
- τροχονόμος m or f (trochonómos, “traffic police officer”)
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