Ἡλίου πόλις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ἥλῐος (Hḗlios, “sun”) +‎ πόλῐς (pólis, “city”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.lí.uː pó.lis/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝ˈli.u ˈpo.lis/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈli.u ˈpo.lis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈli.u ˈpo.lis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈli.u ˈpo.lis/

Proper noun

Ἡλίου πόλις • (Hēlíou pólis) f (genitive Ἡλίου πόλεως); third declension

Heliopolis

Inflection

See inflection of Ἥλῐος (Hḗlios) and πόλῐς (pólis).

Descendants

Greek: Ηλίου πόλις (Ilíou pólis)
Latin: Hēliopolis

References

Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,012

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