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-polis

See also: Appendix:Variations of "polis"

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Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-European *tpelH-
    Proto-Hellenic *ptólis
    Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)bor.
    English -polis

    Learned borrowing from Latin -polis, from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”).

    Suffix

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    -polis (plural -poleis or -polises)

    1. Forms names of cities or kinds of cities.

    Derived terms

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    English terms suffixed with -polis
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    Anagrams

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    Latin

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    Etymology

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      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *tpelH-
      Proto-Hellenic *ptólis
      Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)bor.
      Latin -polis

      Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”).

      Pronunciation

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      Suffix

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      -polis f (genitive -polis, -polēos, -polios)

      1. Forms names of cities

      Declension

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      Third-declension noun (i-stem).

      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
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      Descendants

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      • → English: -polis (learned)
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