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

Declension of επιλοχίας

	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