Πόλη
See also: πόλη
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek Πόλη (Pólē, “the City”), from Koine Greek Κωνσταντίνου πόλις (Kōnstantínou pólis, “Constantinople”), as in Ancient Greek πόλις f (pólis, “city”). Cognates: Pontic Greek Πόλη (Póli), Laz პოლი (p̌oli).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpo.li/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Πό‧λη
Declension
Derived terms
- από την Πόλη έρχομαι και στην κορφή κανέλα (apó tin Póli érchomai kai stin korfí kanéla, “nonsense”, proverb)
Related terms
References
- Πόλη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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