proper noun · femininethird declension
Brasīliopolis
Brasīliopolis f sg (genitive Brasīliopolis)
Ecclesiastical[bra.s̬i.liˈɔː.po.lis]
Meaning
- New LatinBrasília (a municipality, the capital city of Brazil; the capital of Distrito Federal, Brazil)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Brasīliopolis | — |
| genitive | Brasīliopolis | — |
| dative | Brasīliopolī | — |
| accusative | Brasīliopolim Brasīliopolin | — |
| ablative | Brasīliopolī | — |
| vocative | Brasīliopolis Brasīliopolī | — |
| locative | Brasīliopolī | — |
Origins
- Vulgar Latin*brasa
- Old Galician-Portuguesebrasa
- Portuguesebrasa
- LatinBrasīliopolis
Portuguese -il Portuguese brasilder. Portuguese Terra do Brasilellip. Portuguese Brasil Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Brasīlia Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)bor. Latin -polis Latin Brasīliopolis From Brasīlia (“Brazil”) + -o- + -polis.