πόλεως

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

The accent seems to violate the usual Dreimorengesetz; but this form arose from an earlier πόληος (pólēos) (retained in Doric and Aeolic) by quantitative metathesis; see: πόλις (pólis)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pó.le.ɔːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.le.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.le.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.le.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.le.os/

Noun

πόλεως • (póleōs) f

genitive singular of πόλῐς (pólis)

Greek

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpo.le.os/
Hyphenation: πό‧λε‧ως

Noun

πόλεως • (póleos) f

(dated or formal) form of πόλης (pólis): Genitive singular form of πόλη (póli).

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