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
Liber XXXVI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...summa belli consultaturus. in itinere ab Cierio et Metropoli legati tradentes urbes suas occurrerunt. Philippus Athamanum praecipue captiuis..."Liber XXXII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...imenes et Angeias primo impetu potiti sunt. A Metropoli, dum uastant agros, concursu oppidanorum ad tuenda moenia facto..."