Αλεξανδρούπολη
Greek
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editProper noun
editΑλεξανδρούπολη • (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