necrópolis

See also: necropolis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεκρόπολις (nekrópolis), from νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) +‎ πόλις (pólis, “city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈkɾopolis/ [neˈkɾo.po.lis]
• Rhymes: -opolis
• Syllabification: ne‧cró‧po‧lis

Noun

necrópolis f (plural necrópolis)

1. necropolis

Further reading

• “necrópolis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28