"-poli" meaning in Italian

See -poli in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /po.li/
Etymology: Inherited from Latin -polis, from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”). Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:inh|la:polis<id:city suffix>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "-poli", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="-poli">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|-polis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=city suffix|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -polis, {{inh+|it|la|-polis|id=city suffix}} Inherited from Latin -polis, {{der|it|grc|πόλις|t=city}} Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”), {{ety|it|:inh|la:polis<id:city suffix>}} Head templates: {{head|it|suffix|g=f}} -poli f
  1. used with a stem to create city names; -polis Tags: feminine, morpheme Related terms: -opoli
    Sense id: en--poli-it-suffix-k0VuvBj0
  2. used with a stem to create names denoting a large conglomerate of people or things Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--poli-it-suffix-uFV-hjxi Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 27 73 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 12 88 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 19 81
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