Leopolis

From Latin Leopolis, from Ancient Greek. Ultimately from From λέων (léōn, “lion”) +‎ πόλις (pólis, “city”), literally “Lion City”.

• (Brazil): From Portuguese Leópolis

Leopolis

1. (historical) Synonym of Lviv, Lviv (a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine).
2. A city in Paraná, Brazil.

From Leo (“Leo I of Galicia”) +‎ -polis. Calque of Old East Slavic Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ, “Leo's [city]”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɫeˈɔ.pɔ.lɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [leˈɔː.po.lis]

Leopolis f sg (genitive Leopolis); third declension

1. Lviv, Lvov (a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)
2. Leopolis (a city in Paraná, Brazil)

Third-declension noun (i-stem, partially Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

• English: Leopolis
• Portuguese: Leópolis