χαρτοφύλακας

Greek

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Etymology

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From Koine Greek χαρτοφύλαξ (khartophúlax), from χάρτης (khártēs, piece of paper) + φύλαξ (phúlax, guard) and semantic loan from French portefeuille or Italian portafoglio.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xaɾ.toˈfi.la.kas/
  • Hyphenation: χαρ‧το‧φύ‧λα‧κας

Noun

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χαρτοφύλακας (chartofýlakasm (plural χαρτοφύλακες)

  1. briefcase, portfolio, document case

Declension

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ χαρτοφύλακας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language