Τρίπολη
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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis), literally, "the three cities", as in Achaea. Official name of the town in Arcadia, Greece since 19th century, replacing the mediaeval Τριπολιτσά (Tripolitsá) of different etymon.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Τρίπολη • (Trípoli) f
- Tripoli (a town in Greece), capital of Arcadia
- Tripoli (the capital city of Libya)
- Tripoli (a city in Lebanon)
- placename of various cities
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Τρίπολη (Trípoli) | Τριπόλεις (Tripóleis) |
| genitive | Τρίπολης (Trípolis) | Τριπόλεων (Tripóleon) |
| accusative | Τρίπολη (Trípoli) | Τριπόλεις (Tripóleis) |
| vocative | Τρίπολη (Trípoli) | Τριπόλεις (Tripóleis) |
Older or formal genitive singular: Τριπόλεως (Tripóleos)
Usually in the singular.
Synonyms
- Τριπολιτσά f (Tripolitsá, “Tripoli”) (colloquial and historical name)
Derived terms
- Τριπολίτης m (Tripolítis, “male from Tripoli”) & see Τριπολιτσιώτης (Tripolitsiótis)
- Τριπολίτισσα f (Tripolítissa, “female from Tripoli”)
- τριπολίτικος (tripolítikos) (adjective)
- and see: Τριπολιτσά (Tripolitsá) & related terms with stem Τριπολιτσ- (Tripolits-)
Further reading
Τρίπολη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el, disambiguation page
