πόλη

See also: Πόλη

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly,[1] from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis), from Proto-Hellenic *ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European *tpólHis, from *tpelH-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoli/
  • (file)

Noun

πόλη • (póli) f (plural πόλεις)

  1. town, city
  2. townspeople

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See also

References

  1. πόλη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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