Hadrianopolis

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Adrianopolis === 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.dri.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. ==== 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