Μεγαλόπολις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • Μεγᾰ́λη Πόλῐς (Megálē Pólis)

Etymology

From μέγᾰς (mégas, “big”) +‎ πόλῐς (pólis, “city”).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Μεγᾰλόπολῐς • (Megalópolis) f (genitive Μεγᾰλοπόλεως); third declension

  1. Megalopolis, Arcadia, Greece

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ Μεγᾰλόπολῐς; τῆς Μεγᾰλοπόλεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Μεγᾰλόπολῐς
hē Megalópolis
Genitive τῆς Μεγᾰλοπόλεως
tês Megalopóleōs
Dative τῇ Μεγᾰλοπόλει
têi Megalopólei
Accusative τὴν Μεγᾰλόπολῐν
tḕn Megalópolin
Vocative Μεγᾰλόπολῐ
Megalópoli
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Greek: Μεγαλόπολη (Megalópoli)
  • Latin: Megalopolis

References
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016
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