Leopolis

English

Etymology

From Latin Leopolis, from Ancient Greek. Ultimately from λέων (léōn, “lion”) +‎ πόλις (pólis, “city”), literally “Lion City”

• (Brazil): From Portuguese Leópolis

Proper noun

Leopolis

1. (historical) Synonym of Lviv, Lvov (a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)
2. A city in Paraná, Brazil

Translations

historical name of Lviv

• Latin: Leopolis f
• Marathi: लेओपोलिस (leopolis)
• Portuguese: Leópolis (pt)
• Spanish: Leópolis (es)

Leopolis, Parana, Brazil

• Latin: Leopolis f
• Marathi: लेओपोलिस (leopolis)
• Portuguese: Leópolis (pt)
• Spanish: Leópolis (es)

Latin

Etymology

From Leo (“Leo I of Galicia”) +‎ -polis. Calque of Old East Slavic Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ, “Leo's [city]”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /leˈo.po.lis/, [ɫ̪eˈɔpɔlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈo.po.lis/, [leˈɔːpolis]

Proper noun

Leopolis f sg (genitive Leopolis); third declension

1. Lviv, Lvov (a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)
2. Leopolis (a city in Paraná, Brazil)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, partially Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Leopolis
Genitive	Leopolis
Dative	Leopolī
Accusative	Leopolim Leopolin
Ablative	Leopolī
Vocative	Leopolis Leopolī
Locative	Leopolī

Derived terms

• Leopoliensis
• Leopolitanus

 

Descendants

• English: Leopolis
• Portuguese: Leópolis