Αλεξανδρούπολη
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Αλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + πόλη (póli, “town”). Named not for Alexander the Great but for King Alexander of Greece, who visited the town in 1920. Until that point, it had the Turkish name Dedeağaç (in Greek: Δεδεαγάτς).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Αλεξανδρούπολη • (Alexandroúpoli) f
- Alexandroupoli (a city in Greece)
Declension[edit]
Αλεξανδρούπολη
| case \ number | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Αλεξανδρούπολη • | |
| genitive | Αλεξανδρούπολης • | |
| accusative | Αλεξανδρούπολη • | |
| vocative | Αλεξανδρούπολη • | |
| Older or formal genitive singular: Αλεξανδρουπόλεως • | ||
Derived terms[edit]
- Αλεξανδρουπολίτης m (Alexandroupolítis, “male from Alexandroupoli”)
- Αλεξανδρουπολίτισσα f (Alexandroupolítissa, “female from Alexandroupoli”)
- Αλεξανδρουπολίτικος (Alexandroupolítikos, adjective)
Further reading[edit]
Αλεξανδρούπολη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
