-poli

Derived, by analogy with monopolio (“monopoly”), from the root of Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, “to sell”).

-poli m (noun-forming suffix, plural -polis)

1. -poly

From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”).

• IPA^(key): /po.li/ (stress falls on the preceding syllable)
• Hyphenation: -po‧li

-poli f

1. used with a stem to create city names; -polis
2. used with a stem to create names denoting a large conglomerate of people or things

• -opoli

• lipo-