Τριπολιτσά

Greek edit

Alternative forms edit

Pairs of forms:

Τριπολιτσά (Tripolitsá), Τριπολιτζά (Tripolitzá)
Τροπολιτσά (Tropolitsá), Τροπολιτζά (Tropolitzá)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Byzantine Greek Τριπολιτσά (Tripolitsá), probably from Slavic Droboliza, with characteristic Slavic suffix -ιτσά (-itsá).^[1] (see the variant Τροπολιτσά (Tropolitsá), or -ιτζά (-itzá) Τροπολιτζά (Tropolitzá). Other interpretations, are probably folk etymologies. Not connecting to the Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis) despite their paronymy. Compare to the contemporary placename Τρίπολη (Trípoli).

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Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tɾi.po.liˈt͡sa/
Hyphenation: Τρι‧πο‧λι‧τσά

Proper noun edit

Τριπολιτσά • (Tripolitsá) f

(colloquial, dialectal, historical) Tripoli (a town in Greece), capital of Arcadia, renamed to Τρίπολη (Trípoli) in the 19th century.

Declension edit

Τριπολιτσά

case \ number	singular
nominative	Τριπολιτσά •
genitive	Τριπολιτσάς •
accusative	Τριπολιτσά •
vocative	Τριπολιτσά •

Synonyms edit

Τρίπολη f (Trípoli, “Tripoli”) (official current name)

Derived terms edit

Τριπολιτσιώτης m (Tripolitsiótis, “male from Tripoli”)
Τριπολιτσιώτισσα f (Tripolitsiótissa, “female from Tripoli”)
τριπολιτσιώτικος (tripolitsiótikos) (adjective)

References edit

^ Miles, George C. (1962) “The Islamic Coins”, in The Athenian Agora, volume 9, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, page 12
In page 12 the etymology of Tripolis of Arcadia and Tripolitza is dicussed.