Πόλη
See also: πόλη
Greek
editEtymology
editInherited 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
editProper noun
editΠόλη • (Póli) f
- Istanbul, Constantinople
- Synonym: Κωνσταντινούπολη f (Konstantinoúpoli)
Declension
edit Πόλη
| case \ number | singular |
|---|---|
| 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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