proper noun · femininethird declension
Sōtēropolis
Sōtēropolis f sg (genitive Sōtēropolis)
Ecclesiastical[so.teˈrɔː.po.lis]
Meaning
- New LatinSalvador (a municipality, the state capital of Bahia, Brazil)
- New LatinSan Salvador (the capital city of El Salvador)
- New LatinhistoricalM'banza-Kongo (the capital city of the Kingdom of Kongo, Central Africa)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sōtēropolis | — |
| genitive | Sōtēropolis | — |
| dative | Sōtēropolī | — |
| accusative | Sōtēropolim Sōtēropolin | — |
| ablative | Sōtēropolī | — |
| vocative | Sōtēropolis Sōtēropolī | — |
| locative | Sōtēropolī | — |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *twáwos? Ancient Greek σῶς (sôs) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek σῴζω (sōízō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek σωτήρ (sōtḗr) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)bor. Latin -polis Latin Soteropolis From Ancient Greek σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “savior”) + Latin -o- + -polis.
Descendants
- PortugueseSoterópolis