πόλις
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[edit] Ancient Greek
[edit] Alternative spellings
- πτόλις (Epic)
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“‘stronghold, fortification’”). Cognate with Sanskrit पुर (pura), “‘city’”) and Lithuanian pilis.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Classical): IPA: [pólis]
- (Koine): IPA: [pˈo̞lis]
- (Byzantine): IPA: [pˈolis]
[edit] Noun
πόλις (genitive πόλεως) f, third declension; (polis)
- city.
[edit] Inflection
[edit] Descendants
- Greek: πόλη (póli)