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/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Τρί‧πο‧λη
Proper noun
Τρίπολη • (Trípoli) f
Declension
Synonyms
- Τριπολιτσά f (Tripolitsá, “Tripoli”) (colloquial and historical name)
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
- Τρίπολη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el, disambiguation page
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