LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Leopolis

Leopolis f sg (genitive Leopolis)
Classical[ɫeˈɔ.pɔ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[leˈɔː.po.lis]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularLviv, Lvov (a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)
  2. femininesingularLeopolis (a city in Paraná, Brazil)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLeopolis—
genitiveLeopolis—
dativeLeopolī—
accusativeLeopolim
Leopolin		—
ablativeLeopolī—
vocativeLeopolis
Leopolī		—
locativeLeopolī—

Origins

From Leo (“Leo I of Galicia”) + -polis. Calque of Old East Slavic Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ, “Leo's [city]”).

Descendants
  • EnglishLeopolis
  • PortugueseLeópolis

Quick answers

What does Leopolis mean in Latin?
Leopolis, a proper noun, means “Lviv, Lvov (a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine); Leopolis (a city in Paraná, Brazil)”.
What is the genitive of Leopolis?
The genitive singular is Leopolis. Leopolis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Leopolis?
In classical Latin, [ɫeˈɔ.pɔ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [leˈɔː.po.lis].