Ἡλίου πόλις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ἥλῐος (Hḗlĭos, “sun”) +‎ πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.lí.uː pó.lis/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝ˈli.u ˈpo.lis/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈli.u ˈpo.lis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈli.u ˈpo.lis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈli.u ˈpo.lis/

Proper noun

Ἡλίου πόλις • (Hēlíou pólis) f (genitive Ἡλίου πόλεως); third declension

Heliopolis

Inflection

See inflection of Ἥλῐος (Hḗlĭos) and πόλῐς (pólĭs).

Descendants

Greek: Ηλιούπολη (Ilioúpoli)
→ Latin: Hēliopolis
→ Old Armenian: Արեգ քաղաք (Areg kʻałakʻ) (calque)

References

Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,012