κλειδούχος

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κλειδοῦχος (kleidoûkhos, keyholder, keybearer).[1] By surface analysis, κλειδ(ί) (kleid(í)) +‎ -ούχος (-oúchos)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kliˈðu.xos/
  • Hyphenation: κλει‧δού‧χος

Noun

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κλειδούχος (kleidoúchosm (plural κλειδούχοι)

  1. (rail transport) switchman

Declension

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References

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