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Persepolis

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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

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pəˈsɛpəlɪs/, /pɜːˈsɛpəlɪs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pɚˈsɛpəlɪs/
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Proper noun

Persepolis

  1. (historical) The ceremonial capital city of Achaemenid Persia; its ruins in the present day.

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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

Proper noun

Persēpolis f sg (genitive Persēpolis); third declension

  1. (historical) Persepolis

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, partially Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

More information singular, nominative ...

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