Μεγαλόπολις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Μεγᾰ́λη Πόλῐς (Megắlē Pólĭs)

Etymology

From μέγᾰς (mégăs, “big”) +‎ πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μεγᾰλόπολῐς • (Megălópolĭs) f (genitive Μεγᾰλοπόλεως); third declension

  1. Megalopolis, Arcadia, Greece

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Μεγᾰλόπολῐς; τῆς Μεγᾰλοπόλεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Μεγᾰλόπολῐς
hē Megălópolĭs
Genitive τῆς Μεγᾰλοπόλεως
tês Megălopóleōs
Dative τῇ Μεγᾰλοπόλει
tēî Megălopólei
Accusative τὴν Μεγᾰλόπολῐν
tḕn Megălópolĭn
Vocative Μεγᾰλόπολῐ
Megălópolĭ
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Μεγαλόπολη (Megalópoli)
  • Latin: Megalopolis

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016
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