άστυ

See also: ἄστυ

Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἄστυ (ástu).

Noun

άστυ • (ásty) n (plural άστη or άστεα)

large city, city centre

Declension

declension of άστυ

	singular	plural
nominative	άστυ •	άστη •
genitive	άστεως •	άστεων •
accusative	άστυ •	άστη •
vocative	άστυ •	άστη •

Synonyms

πόλη f (póli)
πολιτεία n (politeía)

Related terms

αστυνομία f (astynomía, “police, police force”)
αστυνομικίνα f (astynomikína, “policewoman”)
αστυνομικός m (astynomikós, “policeman”)
αστυφύλακας m or f (astyfýlakas, “police officer”)
κλεινόν άστυ n (kleinón ásty, “Athens, the celebrated city”)

Further reading

άστυ on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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