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Persepolis
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See also: Persépolis
English
Etymology
From Latin Persepolis, from Ancient Greek Περσέπολις (Persépolis), from Πέρσης (Pérsēs, “Persian”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa, “Persis, Persia, a Persian, Persepolis”) although ancient Greek writers relate a folk etymology that derived the city, country, and people's name from Ancient Greek πέρθειν (pérthein, “to sack, to kill”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Persepolis
- (historical) The ceremonial capital city of Achaemenid Persia; its ruins in the present day.
Synonyms
- Chilminar, Chelminar, Tchelminar (obsolete)
Derived terms
Translations
ancient city of Persia; its modern ruins
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Περσέπολις (Persépolis), from Πέρσης (Pérsēs, “Persian”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa, “Persis, Persia, a Persian, Persepolis”) although ancient Greek writers relate a folk etymology that derived the city, country, and people's name from Ancient Greek πέρθειν (pérthein, “to sack, to kill”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛrˈseː.pɔ.lɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [perˈsɛː.po.lis]
Proper noun
Persēpolis f sg (genitive Persēpolis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, partially Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
Descendants
- Catalan: Persèpolis
- English: Persepolis
- Esperanto: Persepolo
- French: Persépolis
- Polish: Persepolis
- Portuguese: Persépolis
- Spanish: Persépolis
- Italian: Persepoli
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