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φάκελος
envelope /ˈfa.ce.los/
nounB2#2870 most common
Also: file/folder (dossier), computer folder/directory
Example sentences
Ο φάκελος είναι στο τραπέζι.
The envelope is on the table.
Βάλε το γράμμα μέσα στον φάκελο.
Put the letter inside the envelope.
Έστειλα τον φάκελο με τα χαρτιά στο πανεπιστήμιο.
I sent the folder with the papers to the university.
Ο δικηγόρος άνοιξε τον φάκελο της υπόθεσης και άρχισε να διαβάζει.
The lawyer opened the case file and began to read.
Η αστυνομία σχημάτισε φάκελο για την υπόθεση μετά τις πρώτες καταθέσεις.
The police built a file on the case after the first statements.
Ο δημοσιογράφος ισχυρίστηκε ότι κάποιος τον είχε παρακολουθήσει, αναφερόμενος στον μυστικό φάκελο που είχαν σχηματίσει εις βάρος του.
The journalist claimed he had been under surveillance, referring to the secret dossier compiled against him.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο φάκελος | οι φάκελοι |
| Genitive | του φακέλου | των φακέλων |
| Accusative | τον φάκελο | τους φακέλους |
| Vocative | φάκελε | φάκελοι |
Word family
φακελάκιsmall envelope or packet; colloquially, an envelope of bribe money
φακελώνωto file away, or to build a secret dossier on someone
ηλεκτρονικός φάκελοςcomputer folder or directory
ντοσιέa related loanword sense: dossier, file
Etymology
Φάκελος comes from Ancient Greek φάκελος, meaning a bundle or faggot of sticks. Over time the sense narrowed to a bundle of papers, then to the folder or envelope that holds them. Its origin before Ancient Greek is not established; many linguists treat it as a pre-Greek substrate word rather than a native Indo-European formation.
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