Πόλη
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 - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.