Megalopolis

See also: megalopolis and megalópolis

English

Proper noun

Megalopolis

1. Dated form of Megalopoli.

Anagrams

• paleologism

Latin

Alternative forms

• Megalē polis

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Μεγᾰλόπολῐς (Megalópolis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /me.ɡaˈlo.po.lis/, [mɛɡäˈɫ̪ɔpɔlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me.ɡaˈlo.po.lis/, [meɡäˈlɔːpolis]

Proper noun

Megalopolis f sg (genitive Megalopolis); third declension

1. Megalopoli

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Megalopolis
Genitive	Megalopolis
Dative	Megalopolī
Accusative	Megalopolim Megalopolin
Ablative	Megalopolī
Vocative	Megalopolis Megalopolī
Locative	Megalopolī

Related terms

• Megalopolītae
• Megalopolītānī
• Megalopolītānus

References

• “Mĕgălŏpŏlis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Mĕgălŏpŏlis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 960/3.
• “Megalopolis” on page 1,092/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)