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σερίφης
sheriff /seˈrifis/
nounB1#1388 most common
Example sentences
Ο σερίφης είναι στο γραφείο του.
The sheriff is in his office.
Ο σερίφης φοράει ένα αστέρι στο στήθος του.
The sheriff wears a star on his chest.
Στην ταινία, ο σερίφης συλλαμβάνει τον ληστή.
In the movie, the sheriff arrests the robber.
Οι κάτοικοι της πόλης εξέλεξαν νέο σερίφη.
The town's residents elected a new sheriff.
Ο σερίφης της κομητείας ανέλαβε την έρευνα για τη διαφθορά.
The county sheriff took over the corruption investigation.
Αν και δεν είχε καμία εξουσία εκτός των συνόρων της πολιτείας, ο σερίφης θεωρούνταν θρύλος στην τοπική κοινωνία.
Although he had no authority outside the state's borders, the sheriff was regarded as a legend in the local community.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο σερίφης | οι σερίφηδες |
| Genitive | του σερίφη | των σερίφηδων |
| Accusative | τον σερίφη | τους σερίφηδες |
| Vocative | σερίφη | σερίφηδες |
Word family
σερίφισσαfemale sheriff (informal)
σερίφηδεςsheriffs (plural)
αστυνόμοςpolice officer, the native Greek equivalent rankEtymology
The word comes directly from English "sheriff". English sheriff descends from Old English scīrgerēfa, a compound of scīr (shire, district) and gerēfa (reeve, official). Greek absorbed the word in the 20th century, largely through American Western films, and adapted it with the native masculine ending -ης. It denotes an American county law officer and has no equivalent native Greek institution.
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