σερίφης

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Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from French shérif plus -ης (-is) ending, from English sheriff.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈɾi.fis/
  • Hyphenation: σε‧ρί‧φης

Noun

σερίφης • (serífis) m (plural σερίφηδες)

  1. (law enforcement) sheriff

Declension

Declension of σερίφης
singular plural
nominative σερίφης • σερίφηδες •
genitive σερίφη • σερίφηδων •
accusative σερίφη • σερίφηδες •
vocative σερίφη • σερίφηδες •

References

  1. ^ “σερίφης”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

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