No, it's from Greek meter "mother" and polis"city."
The word metropolis has four syllables. The syllables are me-tro-po-lis.
The last sound in the word "metropolis" is "s."
The root word for metropolis is "meter," which means "mother" or "origin."
The second syllable in the word "metropolis," "trop," is accented.
City, metropolis, megalopolis
Megalopolis and metropolis are both correct words.
Your Mother...
Meh-Tro-Poh-L-Iss (as in Hiss)
The second syllable in the word metropolis should be accented. It should be like me-TRO-po-lis.
The city of Tokyo is regarded as a metropolis since it is the largest city in the world .
metropolis, municipality.
The noun 'metropolis' is a singular noun, a word for one large city.The plural noun is 'metropolises'.