Persepolis

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Etymology

From Latin Persepolis, from Ancient Greek Περσέπολις (Persépolis), from Πέρσης (Pérsēs, “Persian”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa, “Persis, Persia, a Persian, Persepolis”) although ancient Greek writers relate a folk etymology that derived the city, country, and people's name from Ancient Greek πέρθειν (pérthein, “to sack, to kill”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈsɛpəlɪs/, /pɜːˈsɛpəlɪs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɚˈsɛpəlɪs/

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Proper noun

Persepolis

1. (historical) The ceremonial capital city of Achaemenid Persia; its ruins in the present day.

Synonyms

• Chilminar, Chelminar, Tchelminar (obsolete)

Derived terms

• Persepolitan

Translations

Anagrams

• slopperies

Latin

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Persepolis

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Περσέπολις (Persépolis), from Πέρσης (Pérsēs, “Persian”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa, “Persis, Persia, a Persian, Persepolis”) although ancient Greek writers relate a folk etymology that derived the city, country, and people's name from Ancient Greek πέρθειν (pérthein, “to sack, to kill”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /perˈseː.po.lis/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /perˈse.po.lis/,

Proper noun

Persēpolis f sg (genitive Persēpolis); third declension

1. (historical) Persepolis

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, partially Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Descendants

• Catalan: Persèpolis
• English: Persepolis
• Esperanto: Persepolo
• French: Persépolis
• Polish: Persepolis
• Portuguese: Persépolis
• Spanish: Persépolis
• Italian: Persepoli