κωμόπολη

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek κωμόπολις (kōmópolis).[1] By surface analysis, κώμ(η) (kóm(i)) +‎ -ό- (-ó-) +‎ πόλη (póli).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koˈmo.po.li/
  • Hyphenation: κω‧μό‧πο‧λη

Noun

κωμόπολη • (komópoli) f (plural κωμοπόλεις)

  1. small town

Declension
declension of κωμόπολη
case     \     number singular plural
nominative κωμόπολη • κωμοπόλεις •
genitive κωμόπολης • κωμοπόλεων •
accusative κωμόπολη • κωμοπόλεις •
vocative κωμόπολη • κωμοπόλεις •
Older or formal genitive singular: κωμοπόλεως •

References
  1. κωμόπολη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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