proper noun · femininethird declension
Tripolis
Tripolis f sg (genitive Tripolis or Tripoleos)
Classical[ˈtrɪ.pɔ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.po.lis]
Meaning
- femininesingularTripoli (a city in modern Libya)
- femininesingularTripoli (a city in modern Lebanon)
- femininesingularTripoli (city in Thessaly, modern Greece)
- femininesingularThe name of several settlements in the Hellenistic world.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tripolis | — |
| genitive | Tripolis Tripoleos | — |
| dative | Tripolī | — |
| accusative | Tripolim Tripolin | — |
| ablative | Tripolī | — |
| vocative | Tripolis Tripolī | — |
| locative | Tripolī | — |
Trĭpŏlis, is, f., = Τρίπολις (prop. threetown),
I. the name of several districts of country and of towns.
I. A district of Thessaly, Liv. 42, 53, 6.—Hence, Trĭpŏlĭtānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tripolis:
ager, Liv. 36, 10, 5.—II. A country of Africa, Sol. 27.—Hence, Trĭpŏlĭtānus, a, um, adj., of Tripolis, Eutr. 8, 10.—
III. A town of Phœnicia, Mel. 1, 12, 3; Plin. 5, 20, 17, § 78—
IV. A district of Laconia, near Tegea, including the cities of Belmina, Carystus, and Pellene, Liv. 35, 27, 9. — Hence, Trĭpŏlĭtĭcus, a, um, adj., of Tripolis:
vinum, Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 74.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).
Descendants
- GermanTripolis
- EnglishTripolis
- ItalianTripoli
- PortugueseTrípoli
- SpanishTrípoli
- CzechTripolis
- Middle FrenchTriple
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyTripolisTripolis (Τρίπολις: Eth. Τριπολίτης). 1. A town of Phrygia, on the northern bank of the upper course of the Maeander, and on the road leading from Sar…GeographyTripolisTripolis (Τρίπολις, Ptol. 5.15.4: Eth. Τριπολίτης: Adj. Tripoliticus, Plin. Nat. 14.7. s. 9), an important maritime town of Phoenicia, situated on the…GeographyTripolisTripolis (Τρίπολις). 1. A district in Arcadia. [Vol. I. p. 193, No. 12.] 2. A district in Laconia. [Vol. II. p. 113b.] 3. A district of Perrhaebia in …