-polis

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English

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin -polis, from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, city).

    Suffix

    -polis (plural -poleis or -polises)

    1. Forms names of cities or kinds of cities.

    Derived terms

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    Latin

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, city).

      Pronunciation

      Suffix

      -polis f (genitive -polis, -polēos, -polios)

      1. Forms names of cities

      Declension

      Third-declension noun (i-stem).

      singular plural
      nominative -polis -polēs
      genitive -polis
      -polēos
      -polios
      -polium
      dative -polī -polibus
      accusative -polem
      -polim
      -polin
      -polēs
      -polīs
      ablative -pole -polibus
      vocative -polis -polēs

      Descendants

      • English: -polis (learned)