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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰý.la.kas/ → /ˈɸy.la.kas/ → /ˈfi.la.kas/
Noun
φῠ́λᾰκᾰς • (phúlakas) m
- accusative plural of φῠ́λᾰξ (phúlax)
Further reading
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φῠ́λᾰξ, φῠ́λᾰκος (phúlax, phúlakos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfi.la.kas/
- Hyphenation: φύ‧λα‧κας
Noun
φύλακας • (fýlakas) m or f (plural φύλακες)
- guard, gatekeeper, attendant, warden, custodian
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
- φυλακή f (fylakí, “prison, imprisonment”)
Further reading
φύλακας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language