Amphipolis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀμφίπολις (Amphípolis), modern Greek Αμφίπολη (Amfípoli).

Proper noun

Amphipolis

1. A municipality in Central Macedonia, northern Greece.

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀμφίπολις (Amphípolis, “around the city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.fi.pɔ.lis/

Proper noun

Amphipolis f

1. Amphipolis (ancient Greek city)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀμφίπολις (Amphípolis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /amˈpʰi.po.lis/, [ämˈpʰɪpɔlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.po.lis/, [ämˈfiːpolis]

Proper noun

Amphipolis f sg (genitive Amphipolis); third declension

1. A city in Macedonia, Greece situated on the left bank of the river Strymon

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, partially Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Amphipolis
Genitive	Amphipolis
Dative	Amphipolī
Accusative	Amphipolim Amphipolin
Ablative	Amphipolī
Vocative	Amphipolis Amphipolī
Locative	Amphipolī

Related terms

• Amphipolītes
• Amphipolītānus

References

• “Amphipolis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Amphipolis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Amphipolis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly