Μεγαλόπολις
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Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Μεγᾰ́λη Πόλῐς (Megắlē Pólĭs)
Etymology
From μέγᾰς (mégăs, “big”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /me.ɡa.ló.po.lis/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /me.ɡaˈlo.po.lis/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /me.ɣaˈlo.po.lis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /me.ɣaˈlo.po.lis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /me.ɣaˈlo.po.lis/
Proper noun
Μεγᾰλόπολῐς • (Megălópolĭs) f (genitive Μεγᾰλοπόλεως); third declension
- Megalopolis, Arcadia, Greece
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Μεγᾰλόπολῐς hē Megălópolĭs | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Μεγᾰλοπόλεως tês Megălopóleōs | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Μεγᾰλοπόλει têi Megălopólei | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Μεγᾰλόπολῐν tḕn Megălópolĭn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Μεγᾰλόπολῐ Megălópolĭ | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Μεγᾰλοπολῑ́της (Megălopolī́tēs)
- Μεγᾰλοπολῑτῐκός (Megălopolītĭkós)
Descendants
- Greek: Μεγαλόπολη (Megalópoli)
- Latin: Megalopolis
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016