Hadrianopolis
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἁδριανούπολις (Hadrianoúpolis, “city of Hadrian”), equivalent to Hadriānus (“Hadrian”) + -polis.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ha.dri.aːˈnɔ.pɔ.lɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.d̪ri.aˈnɔː.po.lis]
Proper noun
Hadriānopolis f sg (genitive Hadriānopolis); third declension
- Edirne or (historical) Adrianople, a town of central Thrace at the confluence of the Tonsus and Hebrus rivers.
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, partially Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Hadriānopolis |
| genitive | Hadriānopolis |
| dative | Hadriānopolī |
| accusative | Hadriānopolim Hadriānopolin |
| ablative | Hadriānopolī |
| vocative | Hadriānopolis Hadriānopolī |
| locative | Hadriānopolī |
Descendants
- English: Adrianople, Adrianopolis
- French: Andrinople
- Italian: Adrianopoli
References
- Hadrianopolis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Hadrianopolis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly