metropolia
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See also: metropolią
English
Noun
metropolia
- plural of metropolis (see of a metropolitan bishop)
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis).
Pronunciation
Noun
metropolia f
- metropolis (large, busy city)
- (Ancient Greece, historical) metropolis (colony's mother city)
- (Roman Catholicism) metropolis (jurisdiction of an archbishop)
- Synonym: arcybiskupstwo
Declension
Declension of metropolia
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | metropolia | metropolie |
| genitive | metropolii | metropolii/metropolij (archaic) |
| dative | metropolii | metropoliom |
| accusative | metropolię | metropolie |
| instrumental | metropolią | metropoliami |
| locative | metropolii | metropoliach |
| vocative | metropolio | metropolie |
Related terms
adjectives
adverb
nouns
verb
- metropolizować się impf
Further reading
- metropolia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- metropolia in Polish dictionaries at PWN