# megalopoli
## English
### Noun

megalopoli
* plural of megalopolis
** 1967, William Rudolph Ewald, Environment for Man: The Next Fifty Years, Indiana, page 140:All the megalopoli of the future—in this country and elsewhere—will transcend national boundaries in many ways.
** 1972, David Harvey, Society, the City, and the Space-economy of Urbanism (Association of American Geographers 1972, p. 14)
    This problem has been made more serious in the contemporary city by the emergence of a new form of spatial ordering in the form of sprawling megalopoli.
** 1976, Robert Theobald, Beyond Despair (Michigan 1976, p. 153)
    With these developments came urbanization and centralization, which trends have culminated in the mega-farms and megalopoli of the present.
** 1997, Stephen Metz, Strategic Horizons, Diane Publishing, page 9:The population of megalopoli like Mexico City and Sao Paulo will be well over 20 million by the end of the 20th century.
** 1998, John M. Collins, Military Geography, Diane Publishing, page 199:Table 20. Present and Projected Megalopoli (more than 10 million inhabitants […]

## Finnish
### Etymology

Derived from English megalopolis, with -s dropped on analogy with metropoli.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeɡɑloˌpoli/, [ˈme̞ɡɑ̝lo̞ˌpo̞li]
* Rhymes: -oli
* Syllabification: me‧ga‧lo‧po‧li

### Noun

megalopoli
* megalopolis

#### Declension

Possessive forms of megalopoli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
megalopolini
megalopolini
accusative
nom.
megalopolini
megalopolini
gen.
megalopolini
genitive
megalopolini
megalopolieni
partitive
megalopoliani
megalopolejani
inessive
megalopolissani
megalopoleissani
elative
megalopolistani
megalopoleistani
illative
megalopoliini
megalopoleihini
adessive
megalopolillani
megalopoleillani
ablative
megalopoliltani
megalopoleiltani
allative
megalopolilleni
megalopoleilleni
essive
megalopolinani
megalopoleinani
translative
megalopolikseni
megalopoleikseni
abessive
megalopolittani
megalopoleittani
instructive
comitative
—megalopoleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
megalopolisi
megalopolisi
accusative
nom.
megalopolisi
megalopolisi
gen.
megalopolisi
genitive
megalopolisi
megalopoliesi
partitive
megalopoliasi
megalopolejasi
inessive
megalopolissasi
megalopoleissasi
elative
megalopolistasi
megalopoleistasi
illative
megalopoliisi
megalopoleihisi
adessive
megalopolillasi
megalopoleillasi
ablative
megalopoliltasi
megalopoleiltasi
allative
megalopolillesi
megalopoleillesi
essive
megalopolinasi
megalopoleinasi
translative
megalopoliksesi
megalopoleiksesi
abessive
megalopolittasi
megalopoleittasi
instructive
comitative
—megalopoleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
megalopolimme
megalopolimme
accusative
nom.
megalopolimme
megalopolimme
gen.
megalopolimme
genitive
megalopolimme
megalopoliemme
partitive
megalopoliamme
megalopolejamme
inessive
megalopolissamme
megalopoleissamme
elative
megalopolistamme
megalopoleistamme
illative
megalopoliimme
megalopoleihimme
adessive
megalopolillamme
megalopoleillamme
ablative
megalopoliltamme
megalopoleiltamme
allative
megalopolillemme
megalopoleillemme
essive
megalopolinamme
megalopoleinamme
translative
megalopoliksemme
megalopoleiksemme
abessive
megalopolittamme
megalopoleittamme
instructive
comitative
—megalopoleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
megalopolinne
megalopolinne
accusative
nom.
megalopolinne
megalopolinne
gen.
megalopolinne
genitive
megalopolinne
megalopolienne
partitive
megalopolianne
megalopolejanne
inessive
megalopolissanne
megalopoleissanne
elative
megalopolistanne
megalopoleistanne
illative
megalopoliinne
megalopoleihinne
adessive
megalopolillanne
megalopoleillanne
ablative
megalopoliltanne
megalopoleiltanne
allative
megalopolillenne
megalopoleillenne
essive
megalopolinanne
megalopoleinanne
translative
megalopoliksenne
megalopoleiksenne
abessive
megalopolittanne
megalopoleittanne
instructive
comitative
—megalopoleinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
megalopolinsa
megalopolinsa
accusative
nom.
megalopolinsa
megalopolinsa
gen.
megalopolinsa
genitive
megalopolinsa
megalopoliensa
partitive
megalopoliaan megalopoliansa
megalopolejaan megalopolejansa
inessive
megalopolissaan megalopolissansa
megalopoleissaan megalopoleissansa
elative
megalopolistaan megalopolistansa
megalopoleistaan megalopoleistansa
illative
megalopoliinsa
megalopoleihinsa
adessive
megalopolillaan megalopolillansa
megalopoleillaan megalopoleillansa
ablative
megalopoliltaan megalopoliltansa
megalopoleiltaan megalopoleiltansa
allative
megalopolilleen megalopolillensa
megalopoleilleen megalopoleillensa
essive
megalopolinaan megalopolinansa
megalopoleinaan megalopoleinansa
translative
megalopolikseen megalopoliksensa
megalopoleikseen megalopoleiksensa
abessive
megalopolittaan megalopolittansa
megalopoleittaan megalopoleittansa
instructive
comitative
—megalopoleineen megalopoleinensa :

### Further reading

* “megalopoli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎ (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