metropoli

See also: metrópoli, and metròpoli

English

Noun

metropoli

1. plural of metropolis
   • 1921, The Notable Collection of Rare and Valuable Japanese Color Prints, the Property of Carl Schraubstadter:

     The three metropoli of Japan represented by beautiful women. On the left, the Plum of Naniwa for Osaka; in the center, the Moon of Musashi for Edo; and on the right, the Cherry of Kokono for Kyoto.

   • 1989, Eli Ginzberg, My Brother’s Keeper, Transaction Publishers, →LCCN, page 163:

     […]; the great difficulties and high costs involved in introducing reliable sample studies of Jews, particularly because of their heavy concentration in the three metropoli — New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, which together account for about 40 percent of the total Jewish population in the United States.

   • 2007, Sylvia Chant, Gender, Generation and Poverty: Exploring the ‘Feminisation of Poverty’ in Africa, Asia and Latin America, Edward Elgar Publishing, page 206:

     Although there has been some filling out of the urban hierarchy in the last 30 years and some diminution in the dominance of Metro Manila, the latter has 10 million inhabitants, which along with the 1.8 million residing in Metro Cebu and 1.7 million in Metro Davao, means that the country’s three metropoli contain one-quarter of the urban population between them.

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English metropolis), ultimately from Late Latin mētropolis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetropoli/, [ˈme̞t̪ro̞ˌpo̞li]
• Rhymes: -oli
• Syllabification^(key): met‧ro‧po‧li

Noun

metropoli

1. metropolis

Declension

Inflection of metropoli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		metropoli	metropolit
genitive		metropolin	metropolien
partitive		metropolia	metropoleja
illative		metropoliin	metropoleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		metropoli	metropolit
accusative	nom.	metropoli	metropolit
	gen.	metropolin
genitive		metropolin	metropolien
partitive		metropolia	metropoleja
inessive		metropolissa	metropoleissa
elative		metropolista	metropoleista
illative		metropoliin	metropoleihin
adessive		metropolilla	metropoleilla
ablative		metropolilta	metropoleilta
allative		metropolille	metropoleille
essive		metropolina	metropoleina
translative		metropoliksi	metropoleiksi
abessive		metropolitta	metropoleitta
instructive		—	metropolein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of metropoli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative metropolini metropolini accusative nom. metropolini metropolini gen. metropolini genitive metropolini metropolieni partitive metropoliani metropolejani inessive metropolissani metropoleissani elative metropolistani metropoleistani illative metropoliini metropoleihini adessive metropolillani metropoleillani ablative metropoliltani metropoleiltani allative metropolilleni metropoleilleni essive metropolinani metropoleinani translative metropolikseni metropoleikseni abessive metropolittani metropoleittani instructive — — comitative — metropoleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative metropolisi metropolisi accusative nom. metropolisi metropolisi gen. metropolisi genitive metropolisi metropoliesi partitive metropoliasi metropolejasi inessive metropolissasi metropoleissasi elative metropolistasi metropoleistasi illative metropoliisi metropoleihisi adessive metropolillasi metropoleillasi ablative metropoliltasi metropoleiltasi allative metropolillesi metropoleillesi essive metropolinasi metropoleinasi translative metropoliksesi metropoleiksesi abessive metropolittasi metropoleittasi instructive — — comitative — metropoleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative metropolimme metropolimme accusative nom. metropolimme metropolimme gen. metropolimme genitive metropolimme metropoliemme partitive metropoliamme metropolejamme inessive metropolissamme metropoleissamme elative metropolistamme metropoleistamme illative metropoliimme metropoleihimme adessive metropolillamme metropoleillamme ablative metropoliltamme metropoleiltamme allative metropolillemme metropoleillemme essive metropolinamme metropoleinamme translative metropoliksemme metropoleiksemme abessive metropolittamme metropoleittamme instructive — — comitative — metropoleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative metropolinne metropolinne accusative nom. metropolinne metropolinne gen. metropolinne genitive metropolinne metropolienne partitive metropolianne metropolejanne inessive metropolissanne metropoleissanne elative metropolistanne metropoleistanne illative metropoliinne metropoleihinne adessive metropolillanne metropoleillanne ablative metropoliltanne metropoleiltanne allative metropolillenne metropoleillenne essive metropolinanne metropoleinanne translative metropoliksenne metropoleiksenne abessive metropolittanne metropoleittanne instructive — — comitative — metropoleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative metropolinsa metropolinsa accusative nom. metropolinsa metropolinsa gen. metropolinsa genitive metropolinsa metropoliensa partitive metropoliaan metropoliansa metropolejaan metropolejansa inessive metropolissaan metropolissansa metropoleissaan metropoleissansa elative metropolistaan metropolistansa metropoleistaan metropoleistansa illative metropoliinsa metropoleihinsa adessive metropolillaan metropolillansa metropoleillaan metropoleillansa ablative metropoliltaan metropoliltansa metropoleiltaan metropoleiltansa allative metropolilleen metropolillensa metropoleilleen metropoleillensa essive metropolinaan metropolinansa metropoleinaan metropoleinansa translative metropolikseen metropoliksensa metropoleikseen metropoleiksensa abessive metropolittaan metropolittansa metropoleittaan metropoleittansa instructive — — comitative — metropoleineen metropoleinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• metropolialue

 

Further reading

• “metropoli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mētropolis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈtrɔ.po.li/
• Rhymes: -ɔpoli
• Hyphenation: me‧trò‧po‧li

• Audio:

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Noun

metropoli f (invariable)

1. metropolis

Related terms

• metropolitano

Further reading

• metropoli in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• polimetro

Latin

Noun

mētropolī

1. dative/ablative singular of mētropolis