metropol
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek [Term?].
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -oːl
Noun
metropol c (singular definite metropolen, plural indefinite metropoler)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | metropol | metropolen | metropoler | metropolerne |
| genitive | metropols | metropolens | metropolers | metropolernes |
References
Middle English
Etymology
From Middle French metropole (“town with bishop's seat”), from Late Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, “mother city”), from μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city (state)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛ(ː)trɔpɔl/
Noun
metropol (plural metropolis)
- A chief city, metropolis.
Descendants
- English: metropole
References
- “mē̆tropol, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek [Term?] "metropolis".
Noun
metropol m (definite singular metropolen, indefinite plural metropoler, definite plural metropolene)
Related terms
References
- “metropol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek [Term?] "metropolis".
Noun
metropol m (definite singular metropolen, indefinite plural metropolar, definite plural metropolane)
Related terms
References
- “metropol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Turkish
Etymology
From French métropole, from Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, “a mother city or state”), from μητρο- (mētro-, “mother-”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /met.ɾɔ.pɔl/
Noun
metropol (definite accusative metropolü, plural metropoller)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | metropol | metropoller |
| definite accusative | metropolü | metropolleri |
| dative | metropole | metropollere |
| locative | metropolde | metropollerde |
| ablative | metropolden | metropollerden |
| genitive | metropolün | metropollerin |