Leopolis

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Leopolis

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

Translations[edit]

Latin[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Leopolis f sg (genitive Leopolis); third declension

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

Declension[edit]

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

Case Singular
Nominative Leopolis
Genitive Leopolis
Dative Leopolī
Accusative Leopolim
Leopolin
Ablative Leopolī
Vocative Leopolis
Leopolī
Locative Leopolī

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Leopolis
  • Portuguese: Leópolis