Τρίπολη

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis), literally, "the three cities", as in Achaea. Official name of the town in Arcadia, Greece since 19th century, replacing the mediaeval Τριπολιτσά (Tripolitsá) of different etymon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾi.po.li/
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  • Hyphenation: Τρί‧πο‧λη

Proper noun

Τρίπολη • (Trípoli) f

  1. Tripoli (a town in Greece), capital of Arcadia
  2. Tripoli (the capital city of Libya)
  3. Tripoli (a city in Lebanon)
  4. placename of various cities

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Τριπολίτης m (Tripolítis, male from Tripoli) & see Τριπολιτσιώτης (Tripolitsiótis)
  • Τριπολίτισσα f (Tripolítissa, female from Tripoli)
  • τριπολίτικος (tripolítikos) (adjective)
  • and see: Τριπολιτσά (Tripolitsá) & related terms with stem Τριπολιτσ- (Tripolits-)

Further reading

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