Ἑρμόπολις
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Ἑρμῆς (Hermês, “Hermes (Greek god)”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”)
Pronunciation
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /(h)erˈmo.po.lis/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /erˈmo.po.lis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /erˈmo.po.lis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /erˈmo.po.lis/
Proper noun
Ἑρμόπολις • (Hermópolis) f (genitive Ἑρμοπόλεως); third declension
- Hermopolis; El Ashmunein, Egypt
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Ἑρμόπολῐς hē Hermópolis | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Ἑρμοπόλεως tês Hermopóleōs | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Ἑρμοπόλει têi Hermopólei | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Ἑρμόπολῐν tḕn Hermópolin | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ἑρμόπολῐ Hermópoli | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Ἑρμοπολίτης (Hermopolítēs)
Descendants
- Latin: Hermopolis
References
- Ἑρμόπολις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette