Angelopolis
Latin
Etymology
From angelus + -polis, a calque of English City of Angels, itself a calque of Spanish Pueblo de Los Ángeles, ultimately from Italian Santa Maria degli Angeli near Assisi, Italy, where St Francis began his order.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /an.ɡeˈlo.po.lis/, [äŋɡɛˈɫ̪ɔpɔlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /an.d͡ʒeˈlo.po.lis/, [än̠ʲd͡ʒeˈlɔːpolis]
Proper noun
Angelopolis f sg (genitive Angelopolis); third declension
- (New Latin) Los Angeles (the largest city in California, United States).
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, partially Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Angelopolis |
| Genitive | Angelopolis |
| Dative | Angelopolī |
| Accusative | Angelopolim Angelopolin |
| Ablative | Angelopolī |
| Vocative | Angelopolis Angelopolī |
| Locative | Angelopolī |
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