πόλιν
Lemma: πόλις
noun
noun
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Added Oct 20, 2026
Definition
A city, especially a self-governing “city-state” with its territory and political institutions. By extension, the civic community or body of citizens constituting the state.
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Grammatical Analysis
"πόλιν"
Case: accusative
Number: singular
Gender: feminine
Declension: 3rd declension (stem πόλ-; from nominative singular πόλις)
Related Forms of πόλις
14 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:
πόλις
nominative, singular, feminine
πόλεις
nominative_or_vocative_or_accusative, plural, femi...
πολέως
genitive, singular, feminine
Polis
nominative, singular, feminine
πολις
nominative or vocative, singular, feminine
πολει
dative, singular, feminine
πολεως
genitive, singular, feminine
πολιν
accusative, singular, feminine
poleis
nominative or accusative or vocative, plural, femi...
polis
nominative, singular, feminine
πόλει
dative, singular, feminine
πόλη
nominative, singular, feminine
πόλεσιν
dative, plural, masculine
πολι
adverb