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μπάτσος
cop /ˈbat.sos/
nounB1#1098 most common
Also: policeman (derogatory slang), pig (as an insult for police)
Example sentences
Ο μπάτσος είναι έξω από το σπίτι.
The cop is outside the house.
Ένας μπάτσος μας σταμάτησε στον δρόμο.
A cop stopped us on the street.
Οι μπάτσοι έπιασαν τον κλέφτη έξω από το μαγαζί.
The cops caught the thief outside the store.
Μην εμπιστεύεσαι τον μπάτσο, μου είπε ο φίλος μου.
Don't trust the cop, my friend told me.
Στο συλλαλητήριο, οι μπάτσοι χρησιμοποίησαν δακρυγόνα εναντίον των διαδηλωτών.
At the rally, the cops used tear gas against the protesters.
Η διαφθορά ανάμεσα σε ορισμένους μπάτσους υπονομεύει την εμπιστοσύνη του κόσμου στην αστυνομία.
Corruption among some cops undermines the public's trust in the police.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο μπάτσος | οι μπάτσοι |
| Genitive | του μπάτσου | των μπάτσων |
| Accusative | τον μπάτσο | τους μπάτσους |
| Vocative | μπάτσο | μπάτσοι |
Word family
μπάτσαa slap
μπατσίζωto slap
μπατσιάa slap, a blow
μπατσαρίαthe cops, the police (collective, derogatory)
μπατσόσκυλο"police dog," an insult for a cop
Etymology
The origin of μπάτσος is disputed among Greek lexicographers. One common explanation links it to μπατσίζω, "to slap," making a μπάτσος literally "one who slaps," a nod to police roughing up citizens. No source confirms this beyond folk etymology, and no secure link to an older root has been established.
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