Τριπολιτσά

Greek

Alternative forms

Pairs of forms:

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

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek Τριπολιτσά (Tripolitsá), probably from Slavic *dobrъlica, 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

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

Proper noun

Τριπολιτσά • (Tripolitsá) f

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

Declension

Declension of **Τριπολιτσά**
	singular
nominative	Τριπολιτσά (Tripolitsá)
genitive	Τριπολιτσάς (Tripolitsás)
accusative	Τριπολιτσά (Tripolitsá)
vocative	Τριπολιτσά (Tripolitsá)

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

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

References

^ 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.