metropolis, metropolis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 3rd
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
chief/capital city; city from which other cities have been colonized (L+S);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | metropolis | metropoles |
| Gen. | metropolis | metropolium, metropolum |
| Dat. | metropoli | metropolibus |
| Acc. | metropolem, metropolim | metropoles |
| Voc. | metropolis | metropoles |
| Abl. | metropole, metropoli | metropolibus |
Examples
- T
Liber XXXVI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...summa belli consultaturus. in itinere ab Cierio et Metropoli legati tradentes urbes suas occurrerunt. Philippus Athamanum praecipue captiuis..." - T
Liber XXXII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...imenes et Angeias primo impetu potiti sunt. A Metropoli, dum uastant agros, concursu oppidanorum ad tuenda moenia facto..."