cosmópolis

See also: cosmopolis and Cosmópolis

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English cosmopolis. By surface analysis, cosmo- +‎ -polis. Doublet of cosmópole.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kozˈmɔ.po.lis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kozˈmɔ.po.lis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koʒˈmɔ.po.liʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʒˈmɔ.pu.liʃ/

• Hyphenation: cos‧mó‧po‧lis

Noun

cosmópolis f (invariable)

1. cosmopolis (a major city inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds)

   Synonym: cosmópole

Related terms

• cosmopolita
• cosmopolitano

Further reading

• “cosmópolis”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “cosmópolis”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “cosmópolis”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cosmopolis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kosˈmopolis/ [kozˈmo.po.lis]
• Rhymes: -opolis
• Syllabification: cos‧mó‧po‧lis

Noun

cosmópolis f (plural cosmópolis)

1. cosmopolis (a major city inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds)

Related terms

• cosmopolita
• cosmopolitismo

 

Further reading

• “cosmópolis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16