-poli

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /po.li/, [pol̺i] (stress falls on the antepenultimate)
  • Stress: -poli

Suffix

-poli f

  1. Used with a stem to create city names; -polis
  2. Used with a stem to create names denoting a large conglomerate of people or things.

Derived terms
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See also
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