επιλοχίας

Greek

Etymology

επι- (epi-, “over”) +‎ λοχίας (lochías, “sergeant”). First attested 1833.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epiloˈçias/
• Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧λο‧χί‧ας

Noun

επιλοχίας • (epilochías) m or f (plural επιλοχίες)

1. (military) staff sergeant (the NATO military rank OR-7)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	επιλοχίας (epilochías)	επιλοχίες (epilochíes)
genitive	επιλοχία (epilochía) επιλοχίας (epilochías)	επιλοχιών (epilochión)
accusative	επιλοχία (epilochía)	επιλοχίες (epilochíes)
vocative	επιλοχία (epilochía)	επιλοχίες (epilochíes)

The second genitive singular is a colloquial feminine form.

Coordinate terms

• see: Appendix:Greek military ranks

Further reading

• επιλοχίας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el