akropolis
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English
Etymology
By surface analysis, akro- + -polis; more at acropolis § Etymology.
Pronunciation
Noun
akropolis (plural akropolises or akropoleis)
- Alternative spelling of acropolis.
Finnish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις (akrópolis). See also Akropolis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑkroˌpolis/,
- Rhymes: -olis
- Syllabification(key): ak‧ro‧po‧lis
- Hyphenation(key): akro‧polis
Noun
akropolis
Declension
| Inflection of akropolis (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | akropolis | — | |
| genitive | akropoliin | — | |
| partitive | akropolista | — | |
| illative | akropoliiseen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | akropolis | — | |
| accusative | nom. | akropolis | — |
| gen. | akropoliin | ||
| genitive | akropoliin | — | |
| partitive | akropolista | — | |
| inessive | akropoliissa | — | |
| elative | akropoliista | — | |
| illative | akropoliiseen | — | |
| adessive | akropoliilla | — | |
| ablative | akropoliilta | — | |
| allative | akropoliille | — | |
| essive | akropoliina | — | |
| translative | akropoliiksi | — | |
| abessive | akropoliitta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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| Inflection of akropolis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | akropolis | akropolikset | |
| genitive | akropoliksen | akropolisten akropoliksien | |
| partitive | akropolista | akropoliksia | |
| illative | akropolikseen | akropoliksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | akropolis | akropolikset | |
| accusative | nom. | akropolis | akropolikset |
| gen. | akropoliksen | ||
| genitive | akropoliksen | akropolisten akropoliksien | |
| partitive | akropolista | akropoliksia | |
| inessive | akropoliksessa | akropoliksissa | |
| elative | akropoliksesta | akropoliksista | |
| illative | akropolikseen | akropoliksiin | |
| adessive | akropoliksella | akropoliksilla | |
| ablative | akropolikselta | akropoliksilta | |
| allative | akropolikselle | akropoliksille | |
| essive | akropoliksena | akropoliksina | |
| translative | akropolikseksi | akropoliksiksi | |
| abessive | akropoliksetta | akropoliksitta | |
| instructive | — | akropoliksin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Indonesian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις (akrópolis), from ἄκρος (ákros, “topmost”, “tip”, “summit”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
Noun
akropolis (plural akropolis-akropolis)
Further reading
- “akropolis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish acrópolis, from Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις (akrópolis), from ἄκρον (ákron, “summit”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈkɾopolis/
- Rhymes: -opolis
- Syllabification: a‧kro‧po‧lis
Noun
akrópolís (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)