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See also: Akropolis

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, akro- + -polis; more at acropolis § Etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æˈkɹɒ.pɒ.lɪs/

Noun

akropolis (plural akropolises or akropoleis)

  1. Alternative spelling of acropolis.

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις (akrópolis). See also Akropolis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑkroˌpolis/, [ˈɑ̝kro̞ˌpo̞lis̠]
  • Rhymes: -olis
  • Syllabification(key): ak‧ro‧po‧lis
  • Hyphenation(key): akro‧polis

Noun

akropolis

  1. (historical) acropolis

Declension

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Indonesian

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις (akrópolis), from ἄκρος (ákros, topmost”, “tip”, “summit) + πόλις (pólis, city).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ak̚.roˈpo.lɪs]
  • Hyphenation: ak‧ro‧po‧lis

Noun

akropolis (plural akropolis-akropolis)

  1. (architecture) acropolis

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish acrópolis, from Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις (akrópolis), from ἄκρον (ákron, summit) + πόλις (pólis, city).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈkɾopolis/ [ʔɐˌkɾoː.poˈlɪs]
  • Rhymes: -opolis
  • Syllabification: a‧kro‧po‧lis

Noun

akrópolís (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. acropolis

Further reading

  • akropolis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 9
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