κωμόπολη

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek κωμόπολις (kōmópolis).[1] By surface analysis, κώμ(η) (kóm(i)) +‎ -ό- (-ó-) +‎ πόλη (póli).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈmo.po.li/
  • Hyphenation: κω‧μό‧πο‧λη

Noun

κωμόπολη • (komópoli) f (plural κωμοπόλεις)

  1. small town

Declension

Declension of κωμόπολη
singular plural
nominative κωμόπολη (komópoli) κωμοπόλεις (komopóleis)
genitive κωμόπολης (komópolis) κωμοπόλεων (komopóleon)
accusative κωμόπολη (komópoli) κωμοπόλεις (komopóleis)
vocative κωμόπολη (komópoli) κωμοπόλεις (komopóleis)

Older or formal genitive singular: κωμοπόλεως (komopóleos)

References

  1. ^ κωμόπολη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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