Μεγαλοπολίτης
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Μεγᾰλόπολῐς (Megălópolĭs, “Megalopolis”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /me.ɡa.lo.po.lǐː.tɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /me.ɡa.lo.poˈli.te̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /me.ɣa.lo.poˈli.tis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /me.ɣa.lo.poˈli.tis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /me.ɣa.lo.poˈli.tis/
Noun
Μεγᾰλοπολῑ́της • (Megălopolī́tēs) m (genitive Μεγᾰλοπολῑ́του); first declension
- an inhabitant of Megalopolis; a megalopolitan
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Μεγᾰλοπολῑ́της ho Megălopolī́tēs |
τὼ Μεγᾰλοπολῑ́τᾱ tṑ Megălopolī́tā |
οἱ Μεγᾰλοπολῖται hoi Megălopolîtai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Μεγᾰλοπολῑ́του toû Megălopolī́tou |
τοῖν Μεγᾰλοπολῑ́ταιν toîn Megălopolī́tain |
τῶν Μεγᾰλοπολῑτῶν tôn Megălopolītôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Μεγᾰλοπολῑ́τῃ tôi Megălopolī́tēi |
τοῖν Μεγᾰλοπολῑ́ταιν toîn Megălopolī́tain |
τοῖς Μεγᾰλοπολῑ́ταις toîs Megălopolī́tais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Μεγᾰλοπολῑ́την tòn Megălopolī́tēn |
τὼ Μεγᾰλοπολῑ́τᾱ tṑ Megălopolī́tā |
τοὺς Μεγᾰλοπολῑ́τᾱς toùs Megălopolī́tās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Μεγᾰλοπολῖτᾰ Megălopolîtă |
Μεγᾰλοπολῑ́τᾱ Megălopolī́tā |
Μεγᾰλοπολῖται Megălopolîtai | ||||||||||
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Related terms
- Μεγᾰλοπολῑτῐκός (Megălopolītĭkós)
Descendants
- English: megalopolitan
- Greek: Μεγαλοπολίτης (Megalopolítis)
- Latin: Megalopolītēs
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016