Persepolis
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Persepolis, from Ancient Greek Περσέπολις (Persépolis), from Πέρσης (Pérsēs, “Persian”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa, “Persis, Persia, a Persian, Persepolis”) although ancient Greek writers relate a folk etymology that derived the city, country, and people's name from Ancient Greek πέρθειν (pérthein, “to sack, to kill”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Persepolis
- (historical) The ceremonial capital city of Achaemenid Persia; its ruins in the present day.
Synonyms[edit]
- Chilminar, Chelminar, Tchelminar (obsolete)
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Περσέπολις (Persépolis), from Πέρσης (Pérsēs, “Persian”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa, “Persis, Persia, a Persian, Persepolis”) although ancient Greek writers relate a folk etymology that derived the city, country, and people's name from Ancient Greek πέρθειν (pérthein, “to sack, to kill”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /perˈseː.po.lis/, [pɛrˈs̠eːpɔlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /perˈse.po.lis/, [perˈsɛːpolis]
Proper noun[edit]
Persēpolis f sg (genitive Persēpolis); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (i-stem, partially Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Persēpolis |
Genitive | Persēpolis |
Dative | Persēpolī |
Accusative | Persēpolim Persēpolin |
Ablative | Persēpolī |
Vocative | Persēpolis Persēpolī |
Locative | Persēpolī |
Descendants[edit]
- Catalan: Persèpolis
- English: Persepolis
- Esperanto: Persepolo
- French: Persépolis
- Polish: Persepolis
- Portuguese: Persépolis
- Spanish: Persépolis
- Italian: Persepoli
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- en:Ancient Near East
- en:Historical capitals
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- la:Cities
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- la:Historical capitals