πόλις

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[edit] Ancient Greek

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (stronghold, fortification). Cognate with Sanskrit पुर (pura), city) and Lithuanian pilis.

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  • (Classical): IPA: [pólis]
  • (Koine): IPA: [pˈo̞lis]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [pˈolis]

[edit] Noun

πόλις (genitive πόλεως) f, third declension; (polis)

  1. city.

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