-polis

Appendix:Variations of "polis" English Etymology en city suffix :lbor la:-polis<id:city suffix> 1 suffix en la -polis, from en grc πόλις city. en -ple<id:-polis>. Suffix -poleis + Forms names of cities or kinds of cities. Derived terms en Related terms en acropolis aerotropolis ecumenopolis helepolis megalopolis megametropolis megapolis metropolis micropolis necropolis regiopolis Anagrams en ilops spoil Latin Etymology la city suffix :bor grc:πόλις<id:city> 1 suffix la grc πόλις city. Pronunciation -polis stressed on antepenult Suffix la suffix f genitive -polis, -polēos, -polios Forms names of cities la New Latin as a declinable word to introduce a placename named after a Saint, e.g. la Iōsēphopolis for the various cities named Saint Joseph, San José, etc. la fanum urbs oppidum Declension -polis<3.navis> -polis/-polēos/-polios -polem/-polim/-polin Derived terms la la Amphipolis Antipolis Callipolis cōmopolis Eleutheropolis Eupolis hecatompolis helepolis Hēliopolis Hērācleopolis Hierāpolis Hyampolis Iōsēphopolis Iūliopolis Mārciānopolis Megalopolis mētropolis Mētropolis Minneāpolis Nīcopolis Parthenopolis Pentapolis Persepolis Philippopolis Scythopolis Tripolis Descendants ca -ble -polis<lbor:1> en -polis 1 fr -pole<id:-polis> 1 it -poli enm -ple en -ple<id:-polis> fro -ple -ble frm -ple -ble fr -ple pt -pla -polis<lbor:1> es -pla -polis<lbor:1> Portuguese Etymology pt :lbor la:-polis<id:city suffix> 2 suffix Pronunciation [i:i̇] Suffix f # forms names of cities Usage notes Unlike in English, this is not normally used to form kinds of cities. For that function, pt -pole is used instead. Derived terms pt Related terms pt -pole pólis See also pt cidade-estado Further reading Anagrams pt ilops psilo