Xylopolis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ξυλόπολις (Xulópolis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ksyˈlo.po.lis/, [ks̠ʏˈɫ̪ɔpɔlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ksiˈlo.po.lis/, [ksiˈlɔːpolis]

Proper noun

Xylopolis f sg (genitive Xylopolis); third declension

1. A town of Mygdonia

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Xylopolis
genitive	Xylopolis
dative	Xylopolī
accusative	Xylopolim Xylopolin
ablative	Xylopolī
vocative	Xylopolis Xylopolī
locative	Xylopolī

Related terms

• Xylopolītae

References

• “Xylopolis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly