Αλεξανδρούπολη
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Greek
Etymology
From Αλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + πόλη (póli, “town”). Named not for Alexander the Great but for King Alexander of Greece, who visited the town in 1920. Until that point, it had the Turkish name Dedeağaç (in Greek: Δεδεαγάτς).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Αλεξανδρούπολη • (Alexandroúpoli) f
- Alexandroupoli (a city in Greece)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Αλεξανδρούπολη (Alexandroúpoli) |
| genitive | Αλεξανδρούπολης (Alexandroúpolis) |
| accusative | Αλεξανδρούπολη (Alexandroúpoli) |
| vocative | Αλεξανδρούπολη (Alexandroúpoli) |
Older or formal genitive singular: Αλεξανδρουπόλεως (Alexandroupóleos)
Derived terms
- Αλεξανδρουπολίτης m (Alexandroupolítis, “male from Alexandroupoli”)
- Αλεξανδρουπολίτισσα f (Alexandroupolítissa, “female from Alexandroupoli”)
- Αλεξανδρουπολίτικος (Alexandroupolítikos, adjective)
Further reading
Αλεξανδρούπολη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
