-polis

See also: polis, Polis, polís, pólis, and poliš

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, city).

Suffix

-polis

  1. city

Derived terms

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, city).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /po.lis/, [pɔ.lɪs] (stressed on antepenult)

Suffix

-polis f (genitive -polis, -polēos, -polios)

  1. city; forms names of cities

Inflection

Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in and accusative plural in -īs.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -polis -polēs
Genitive -polis
-polēos
-polios
-polium
Dative -polī -polibus
Accusative -polem
-polim
-polin
-polēs
-polīs
Ablative -pole
-polī
-polibus
Vocative -polis -polēs
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