Αλεξανδρούπολη
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Αλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + πόλη (póli, “town”). Named not for Alexander the Great but for King Alexander of Greece, who visited the town in 1920. Until that point, it had the Turkish name Dedeağaç (in Greek: Δεδεαγάτς).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Αλεξανδρούπολη • (Alexandroúpoli) f
- Alexandroupoli (a city in Greece)
Declension edit
Αλεξανδρούπολη
| case \ number | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Αλεξανδρούπολη • | |
| genitive | Αλεξανδρούπολης • | |
| accusative | Αλεξανδρούπολη • | |
| vocative | Αλεξανδρούπολη • | |
| Older or formal genitive singular: Αλεξανδρουπόλεως • | ||
Derived terms edit
- Αλεξανδρουπολίτης m (Alexandroupolítis, “male from Alexandroupoli”)
- Αλεξανδρουπολίτισσα f (Alexandroupolítissa, “female from Alexandroupoli”)
- Αλεξανδρουπολίτικος (Alexandroupolítikos, adjective)
Further reading edit
Αλεξανδρούπολη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
