# Akropolis
## English
### Proper noun

the Akropolis
* Alternative spelling of Acropolis.
** 1834 September, “Greece”, in The United Service Journal and Naval and Military Magazine, 1834, part III, number 70, London: […] [F]or Henry Colburn by R[ichard] Bentley; […], →OCLC, “Foreign Miscellany” section, page 80:The head-quarters of the other five squadrons of the latter corps are fixed at Argos. There are two companies of foot in Akrokorinth; a company of grenadiers, and one of pioneers in the Akropolis and Athens; […]
** 1990, Philip Brook Manville, “Tyranny, Trials, and the Triumph of Kleisthenes”, in The Origins of Citizenship in Ancient Athens, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, published 1992 (2nd printing), →ISBN, page 167:Emblematic of the new public consciousness, the religious focus in the city shifted from the Akropolis to the civic space, the agora.
** 2005, Alexandra Villing, “The Akropolis in the history of Athens”, in Classical Athens (A Place in History), London: The British Museum Press, →ISBN, section 1 (The Akropolis: citadel and sanctuary), page 9:From a sad memorial, the Akropolis was transformed into a splendid display of Athenian culture and power, a credit to the gods and the democratic city alike.

## Czech
### Alternative forms

* Akropole

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈakropolɪs]

### Proper noun

Akropolis f
* Acropolis

#### Related terms

* See polis

### Further reading

* “Akropolis”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “Akropolis”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀκρόπολις (Akrópolis, “Acropolis”), from ἄκρος (ákros, “highest”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑkropolis/, [ˈɑ̝kro̞ˌpo̞lis̠]
* Rhymes: -olis
* Hyphenation: Ak‧ro‧po‧lis

### Proper noun

Akropolis
* the Acropolis (of Athens)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Akropolis (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Akropoliini
accusative
nom.
Akropoliini
gen.
Akropoliini
genitive
Akropoliini
partitive
Akropolistani
inessive
Akropoliissani
elative
Akropoliistani
illative
Akropoliiseeni
adessive
Akropoliillani
ablative
Akropoliiltani
allative
Akropoliilleni
essive
Akropoliinani
translative
Akropoliikseni
abessive
Akropoliittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Akropoliisi
accusative
nom.
Akropoliisi
gen.
Akropoliisi
genitive
Akropoliisi
partitive
Akropolistasi
inessive
Akropoliissasi
elative
Akropoliistasi
illative
Akropoliiseesi
adessive
Akropoliillasi
ablative
Akropoliiltasi
allative
Akropoliillesi
essive
Akropoliinasi
translative
Akropoliiksesi
abessive
Akropoliittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Akropoliimme
accusative
nom.
Akropoliimme
gen.
Akropoliimme
genitive
Akropoliimme
partitive
Akropolistamme
inessive
Akropoliissamme
elative
Akropoliistamme
illative
Akropoliiseemme
adessive
Akropoliillamme
ablative
Akropoliiltamme
allative
Akropoliillemme
essive
Akropoliinamme
translative
Akropoliiksemme
abessive
Akropoliittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Akropoliinne
accusative
nom.
Akropoliinne
gen.
Akropoliinne
genitive
Akropoliinne
partitive
Akropolistanne
inessive
Akropoliissanne
elative
Akropoliistanne
illative
Akropoliiseenne
adessive
Akropoliillanne
ablative
Akropoliiltanne
allative
Akropoliillenne
essive
Akropoliinanne
translative
Akropoliiksenne
abessive
Akropoliittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Akropoliinsa
accusative
nom.
Akropoliinsa
gen.
Akropoliinsa
genitive
Akropoliinsa
partitive
Akropolistaan Akropolistansa
inessive
Akropoliissaan Akropoliissansa
elative
Akropoliistaan Akropoliistansa
illative
Akropoliiseensa
adessive
Akropoliillaan Akropoliillansa
ablative
Akropoliiltaan Akropoliiltansa
allative
Akropoliilleen Akropoliillensa
essive
Akropoliinaan Akropoliinansa
translative
Akropoliikseen Akropoliiksensa
abessive
Akropoliittaan Akropoliittansa
instructive
comitative
less often:
Possessive forms of Akropolis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Akropolikseni
accusative
nom.
Akropolikseni
gen.
Akropolikseni
genitive
Akropolikseni
partitive
Akropolistani
inessive
Akropoliksessani
elative
Akropoliksestani
illative
Akropolikseeni
adessive
Akropoliksellani
ablative
Akropolikseltani
allative
Akropolikselleni
essive
Akropoliksenani
translative
Akropoliksekseni
abessive
Akropoliksettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Akropoliksesi
accusative
nom.
Akropoliksesi
gen.
Akropoliksesi
genitive
Akropoliksesi
partitive
Akropolistasi
inessive
Akropoliksessasi
elative
Akropoliksestasi
illative
Akropolikseesi
adessive
Akropoliksellasi
ablative
Akropolikseltasi
allative
Akropoliksellesi
essive
Akropoliksenasi
translative
Akropolikseksesi
abessive
Akropoliksettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Akropoliksemme
accusative
nom.
Akropoliksemme
gen.
Akropoliksemme
genitive
Akropoliksemme
partitive
Akropolistamme
inessive
Akropoliksessamme
elative
Akropoliksestamme
illative
Akropolikseemme
adessive
Akropoliksellamme
ablative
Akropolikseltamme
allative
Akropoliksellemme
essive
Akropoliksenamme
translative
Akropolikseksemme
abessive
Akropoliksettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Akropoliksenne
accusative
nom.
Akropoliksenne
gen.
Akropoliksenne
genitive
Akropoliksenne
partitive
Akropolistanne
inessive
Akropoliksessanne
elative
Akropoliksestanne
illative
Akropolikseenne
adessive
Akropoliksellanne
ablative
Akropolikseltanne
allative
Akropoliksellenne
essive
Akropoliksenanne
translative
Akropolikseksenne
abessive
Akropoliksettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Akropoliksensa
accusative
nom.
Akropoliksensa
gen.
Akropoliksensa
genitive
Akropoliksensa
partitive
Akropolistaan Akropolistansa
inessive
Akropoliksessaan Akropoliksessansa
elative
Akropoliksestaan Akropoliksestansa
illative
Akropolikseensa
adessive
Akropoliksellaan Akropoliksellansa
ablative
Akropolikseltaan Akropolikseltansa
allative
Akropolikselleen Akropoliksellensa
essive
Akropoliksenaan Akropoliksenansa
translative
Akropoliksekseen Akropolikseksensa
abessive
Akropoliksettaan Akropoliksettansa
instructive
comitative

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀκρόπολις (Akrópolis, “Acropolis”), from ἄκρος (ákros, “highest”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Akropolis f (proper noun, genitive Akropolis, plural Akropolen)
* the Acropolis (of Athens)