"Τρίπολις" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Τρίπολις in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /trí.po.lis/, /ˈtri.po.lis/, /ˈtri.po.lis/, /trí.po.lis/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈtri.po.lis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈtri.po.lis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈtri.po.lis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈtri.po.lis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From τρι- (tri-, “three”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”); however, for Tripolis in Phoenicia, the name was possibly formed by folk etymology from an earlier, phonetically similar, Semitic name. Etymology templates: {{af|grc|τρι-|πόλις|t1=three|t2=city}} τρι- (tri-, “three”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”) Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Τριπόλεως|f|third}} Τρίπολις • (Trípolis) f (genitive Τριπόλεως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Τρίπολῐς|Τριπόλεως|dial=att|form=SF}} Forms: Trípolis [romanization], Τριπόλεως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ Τρίπολῐς [nominative, singular], τῆς Τριπόλεως [genitive, singular], τῇ Τριπόλει [dative, singular], τὴν Τρίπολῐν [accusative, singular], Τρίπολῐ [singular, vocative]
  1. A city in Phoenicia (now Tripoli, Lebanon), founded and administered by a consortium of the cities Tyrus, Sidon and Aradus.
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  2. A region in ancient Libya, known as Regio Tripolitana in Latin, formed by the cities Oea (now Tripoli, the capital of Libya), Sabratha and Leptis Magna.
    Sense id: en-Τρίπολις-grc-name-NtrB94kM Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms prefixed with τρι-, Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with entries, Cities Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 25 43 31 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the third declension: 26 42 32 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with τρι-: 25 43 33 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 41 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 42 33 Disambiguation of Cities: 34 32 34
  3. A district in ancient Arcadia, Greece, consisting of the cities Calliae, Dipoena and Nonacris; the relation with the capital Tripoli of modern Arcadia is not clear.
    Sense id: en-Τρίπολις-grc-name-TpKffY1j Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Cities Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 41 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 29 46 Disambiguation of Cities: 34 32 34
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota",
            "2": "تیرهبولی",
            "tr": "Tirebolu"
          },
          "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish: تیرهبولی (Tirebolu)\nTurkish: Tirebolu\nEnglish: Tirebolu\n→ Armenian: Թիրէպօլու (Tʻirēpōlu)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ottoman Turkish: تیرهبولی (Tirebolu)\nTurkish: Tirebolu\nEnglish: Tirebolu\n→ Armenian: Թիրէպօլու (Tʻirēpōlu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "Три́поли"
          },
          "expansion": "Russian: Три́поли (Trípoli)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Russian: Три́поли (Trípoli)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "τρι-",
        "3": "πόλις",
        "t1": "three",
        "t2": "city"
      },
      "expansion": "τρι- (tri-, “three”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From τρι- (tri-, “three”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”); however, for Tripolis in Phoenicia, the name was possibly formed by folk etymology from an earlier, phonetically similar, Semitic name.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Trípolis",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Τριπόλεως",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ Τρίπολῐς",
      "roman": "hē Trípolĭs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς Τριπόλεως",
      "roman": "tês Tripóleōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Τριπόλει",
      "roman": "têi Tripólei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Τρίπολῐν",
      "roman": "tḕn Trípolĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Τρίπολῐ",
      "roman": "Trípolĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Τριπόλεως",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "Τρίπολις • (Trípolis) f (genitive Τριπόλεως); third declension",
      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Τρίπολῐς",
        "2": "Τριπόλεως",
        "dial": "att",
        "form": "SF"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A city in Phoenicia (now Tripoli, Lebanon), founded and administered by a consortium of the cities Tyrus, Sidon and Aradus."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Phoenicia",
          "Phoenicia"
        ],
        [
          "Tripoli",
          "Tripoli"
        ],
        [
          "Lebanon",
          "Lebanon"
        ],
        [
          "Tyrus",
          "Tyrus"
        ],
        [
          "Sidon",
          "Sidon"
        ],
        [
          "Aradus",
          "Aradus"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A region in ancient Libya, known as Regio Tripolitana in Latin, formed by the cities Oea (now Tripoli, the capital of Libya), Sabratha and Leptis Magna."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Libya",
          "Libya"
        ],
        [
          "Oea",
          "Oea"
        ],
        [
          "Tripoli",
          "Tripoli"
        ],
        [
          "Sabratha",
          "Sabratha"
        ],
        [
          "Leptis Magna",
          "Leptis Magna"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A district in ancient Arcadia, Greece, consisting of the cities Calliae, Dipoena and Nonacris; the relation with the capital Tripoli of modern Arcadia is not clear."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Arcadia",
          "Arcadia"
        ],
        [
          "Greece",
          "Greece"
        ],
        [
          "Calliae",
          "Calliae"
        ],
        [
          "Dipoena",
          "Dipoena"
        ],
        [
          "Nonacris",
          "Nonacris"
        ],
        [
          "Tripoli",
          "Tripoli"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/trí.po.lis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtri.po.lis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtri.po.lis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/trí.po.lis/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtri.po.lis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtri.po.lis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtri.po.lis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtri.po.lis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Τρίπολις"
}

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