Constantinopla

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis, “Constantine’s city”), with change of declension.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõs.tɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈnɔ.plɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõs.tɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈnɔ.plɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõʃ.tɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈnɔ.plɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõs.tɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈnɔ.pla/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõʃ.tɐ̃.tiˈnɔ.plɐ/

• Hyphenation: Cons‧tan‧ti‧no‧pla

Proper noun

Constantinopla f

1. Constantinople (former name of Istambul)

Related terms

• Constantino
• pólis

Spanish

Proper noun

Constantinopla f

1. Constantinople (present day Istanbul)

Derived terms

• acacia de Constantinopla
• azucena de Constantinopla

 

Further reading

• “Constantinopla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014