Πόλη
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See also: πόλη
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek Πόλη (Pólē, “the City”), from Koine Greek Κωνσταντίνου πόλις (Kōnstantínou pólis, “Constantinople”), as in Ancient Greek πόλις f (pólis, “city”). Cognates: Pontic Greek Πόλη (Póli), Laz პოლი (p̌oli).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Πόλη • (Póli) f
- Istanbul, Constantinople
- Synonym: Κωνσταντινούπολη f (Konstantinoúpoli)
Declension
[edit] Πόλη
case \ number | singular |
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nominative | Πόλη • |
genitive | Πόλης • |
accusative | Πόλη • |
vocative | Πόλη • |
Derived terms
[edit]- από την Πόλη έρχομαι και στην κορφή κανέλα (apó tin Póli érchomai kai stin korfí kanéla, “nonsense”, proverb)
Related terms
[edit]- and see: πόλη f (póli, “city”)
References
[edit]- Πόλη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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