megalopoli

See also: Megalopoli

English

Noun

megalopoli

1. plural of megalopolis
   • 1967, William Rudolph Ewald, Environment for Man: The Next Fifty Years, Indiana, page 140:

     All the megalopoli of the future—in this country and elsewhere—will transcend national boundaries in many ways.

   • 1972, David Harvey, Society, the City, and the Space-economy of Urbanism (Association of American Geographers 1972, p. 14)

     This problem has been made more serious in the contemporary city by the emergence of a new form of spatial ordering in the form of sprawling megalopoli.

   • 1976, Robert Theobald, Beyond Despair (Michigan 1976, p. 153)

     With these developments came urbanization and centralization, which trends have culminated in the mega-farms and megalopoli of the present.

   • 1997, Stephen Metz, Strategic Horizons, Diane Publishing, page 9:

     The population of megalopoli like Mexico City and Sao Paulo will be well over 20 million by the end of the 20th century.

   • 1998, John M. Collins, Military Geography, Diane Publishing, page 199:

     Table 20. Present and Projected Megalopoli (more than 10 million inhabitants […]

Finnish

Etymology

Derived from English megalopolis, with -s dropped on analogy with metropoli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɡɑlopoli/, [ˈme̞ɡɑ̝ˌlo̞po̞li]
• Rhymes: -opoli
• Syllabification^(key): me‧ga‧lo‧po‧li

Noun

megalopoli

1. megalopolis

Declension

Inflection of megalopoli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		megalopoli	megalopolit
genitive		megalopolin	megalopolien
partitive		megalopolia	megalopoleja
illative		megalopoliin	megalopoleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		megalopoli	megalopolit
accusative	nom.	megalopoli	megalopolit
	gen.	megalopolin
genitive		megalopolin	megalopolien
partitive		megalopolia	megalopoleja
inessive		megalopolissa	megalopoleissa
elative		megalopolista	megalopoleista
illative		megalopoliin	megalopoleihin
adessive		megalopolilla	megalopoleilla
ablative		megalopolilta	megalopoleilta
allative		megalopolille	megalopoleille
essive		megalopolina	megalopoleina
translative		megalopoliksi	megalopoleiksi
abessive		megalopolitta	megalopoleitta
instructive		—	megalopolein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of megalopoli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative megalopolini megalopolini accusative nom. megalopolini megalopolini gen. megalopolini genitive megalopolini megalopolieni partitive megalopoliani megalopolejani inessive megalopolissani megalopoleissani elative megalopolistani megalopoleistani illative megalopoliini megalopoleihini adessive megalopolillani megalopoleillani ablative megalopoliltani megalopoleiltani allative megalopolilleni megalopoleilleni essive megalopolinani megalopoleinani translative megalopolikseni megalopoleikseni abessive megalopolittani megalopoleittani instructive — — comitative — megalopoleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative megalopolisi megalopolisi accusative nom. megalopolisi megalopolisi gen. megalopolisi genitive megalopolisi megalopoliesi partitive megalopoliasi megalopolejasi inessive megalopolissasi megalopoleissasi elative megalopolistasi megalopoleistasi illative megalopoliisi megalopoleihisi adessive megalopolillasi megalopoleillasi ablative megalopoliltasi megalopoleiltasi allative megalopolillesi megalopoleillesi essive megalopolinasi megalopoleinasi translative megalopoliksesi megalopoleiksesi abessive megalopolittasi megalopoleittasi instructive — — comitative — megalopoleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative megalopolimme megalopolimme accusative nom. megalopolimme megalopolimme gen. megalopolimme genitive megalopolimme megalopoliemme partitive megalopoliamme megalopolejamme inessive megalopolissamme megalopoleissamme elative megalopolistamme megalopoleistamme illative megalopoliimme megalopoleihimme adessive megalopolillamme megalopoleillamme ablative megalopoliltamme megalopoleiltamme allative megalopolillemme megalopoleillemme essive megalopolinamme megalopoleinamme translative megalopoliksemme megalopoleiksemme abessive megalopolittamme megalopoleittamme instructive — — comitative — megalopoleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative megalopolinne megalopolinne accusative nom. megalopolinne megalopolinne gen. megalopolinne genitive megalopolinne megalopolienne partitive megalopolianne megalopolejanne inessive megalopolissanne megalopoleissanne elative megalopolistanne megalopoleistanne illative megalopoliinne megalopoleihinne adessive megalopolillanne megalopoleillanne ablative megalopoliltanne megalopoleiltanne allative megalopolillenne megalopoleillenne essive megalopolinanne megalopoleinanne translative megalopoliksenne megalopoleiksenne abessive megalopolittanne megalopoleittanne instructive — — comitative — megalopoleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative megalopolinsa megalopolinsa accusative nom. megalopolinsa megalopolinsa gen. megalopolinsa genitive megalopolinsa megalopoliensa partitive megalopoliaan megalopoliansa megalopolejaan megalopolejansa inessive megalopolissaan megalopolissansa megalopoleissaan megalopoleissansa elative megalopolistaan megalopolistansa megalopoleistaan megalopoleistansa illative megalopoliinsa megalopoleihinsa adessive megalopolillaan megalopolillansa megalopoleillaan megalopoleillansa ablative megalopoliltaan megalopoliltansa megalopoleiltaan megalopoleiltansa allative megalopolilleen megalopolillensa megalopoleilleen megalopoleillensa essive megalopolinaan megalopolinansa megalopoleinaan megalopoleinansa translative megalopolikseen megalopoliksensa megalopoleikseen megalopoleiksensa abessive megalopolittaan megalopolittansa megalopoleittaan megalopoleittansa instructive — — comitative — megalopoleineen megalopoleinensa

Further reading

• “megalopoli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03