ἀκρόπολις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄκρος (ákros) + πόλις (pólis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓κρόπολῐς • (akrópolis) f (genitive ᾰ̓κροπόλεως); third declension

  1. acropolis, high part of a city

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: ακρόπολη (akrópoli)
  • French: acropole

Further reading

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