σερίφης

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from French shérif plus -ης (-is) ending, from English sheriff.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

σερίφης • (serífis) m (plural σερίφηδες)

  1. (law enforcement) sheriff

Declension

References

  1. σερίφης - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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