Πόλη
See also: πόλη
Greek
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈpo.li/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Πό‧λη
Proper noun
Πόλη • (Póli) f
- Istanbul, Constantinople
- Synonym: Κωνσταντινούπολη f (Konstantinoúpoli)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Πόλη (Póli) |
| genitive | Πόλης (Pólis) |
| accusative | Πόλη (Póli) |
| vocative | Πόλη (Póli) |
Derived terms
- από την Πόλη έρχομαι και στην κορφή κανέλα (apó tin Póli érchomai kai stin korfí kanéla, “nonsense”, proverb)
Related terms
- Πολίτης m (Polítis, “Constantinopolitan”), Πολίτισσα f (Polítissa)
- πολίτικος (polítikos, adjective)
- and see: πόλη f (póli, “city”)
References
- Πόλη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language