Leopolis
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English
Etymology
From Latin Leopolis, from Ancient Greek. Ultimately from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), literally “Lion City”
- (Brazil): From Portuguese Leópolis
Proper noun
Leopolis
Translations
historical name of Lviv
Leopolis, Parana, Brazil
Latin
Etymology
From Leo (“Leo I of Galicia”) + -polis. Calque of Old East Slavic Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ, “Leo's ”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /leˈo.po.lis/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leˈo.po.lis/,
Proper noun
Leopolis f sg (genitive Leopolis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, partially Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Leopolis |
| Genitive | Leopolis |
| Dative | Leopolī |
| Accusative | Leopolim Leopolin |
| Ablative | Leopolī |
| Vocative | Leopolis Leopolī |
| Locative | Leopolī |