Amphipolis
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀμφίπολις (Amphípolis), modern Greek Αμφίπολη (Amfípoli).
Proper noun
Amphipolis
- A municipality in Central Macedonia, northern Greece.
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀμφίπολις (Amphípolis, “around the city”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.fi.pɔ.lis/
Proper noun
Amphipolis f
- Amphipolis (ancient Greek city)
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀμφίπολις (Amphípolis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [amˈpʰɪ.pɔ.lɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [amˈfiː.po.lis]
Proper noun
Amphipolis f sg (genitive Amphipolis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, partially Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Amphipolis |
| genitive | Amphipolis |
| dative | Amphipolī |
| accusative | Amphipolim Amphipolin |
| ablative | Amphipolī |
| vocative | Amphipolis Amphipolī |
| locative | Amphipolī |
Related terms
- Amphipolītes
- Amphipolītānus
References
- “Amphipolis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Amphipolis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Amphipolis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly