χαρτοφύλακας

Greek

Etymology

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

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

Noun

χαρτοφύλακας • (chartofýlakas) m (plural χαρτοφύλακες)

  1. briefcase, portfolio, document case

Declension

See also

References

  1. χαρτοφύλακας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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