-polis
See also: Appendix:Variations of "polis"
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin -polis, from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Related terms
- acropolis
- aerotropolis
- ecumenopolis
- helepolis
- megalopolis
- megametropolis
- megapolis
- metropolis
- micropolis
- necropolis
- regiopolis
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /po.lis/, [pɔlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /po.lis/, [polis] (stressed on antepenult)
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -polis | -polēs |
| Genitive | -polis -polēos -polios |
-polium |
| Dative | -polī | -polibus |
| Accusative | -polem -polim -polin |
-polēs -polīs |
| Ablative | -pole | -polibus |
| Vocative | -polis | -polēs |
Related terms
- Amphipolis
- Antipolis
- Callipolis
- Claudiopolis
- cōmopolis
- Cōnstantīnopolis
- Decapolis
- Eleutheropolis
- Eupolis
- Grātiānopolis
- Hadriānopolis
- hecatompolis
- helepolis
- Hierāpolis
- Hyampolis
- Hēliopolis
- Hērācleopolis
- Iōsēphopolis
- Iūliopolis
- Megalopolis
- Mārciānopolis
- mētropolis
- Mētropolis
- Neāpolis
- Nīcopolis
- Palaepolis
- Parthenopolis
- Pentapolis
- Persepolis
- Philippopolis
- Plōtīnopolis
- Scythopolis
- Tripolis
- Trājānopolis
Descendants
- → English: -polis (learned)
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