Tiflis

English

Alternative forms

• Teflis (obsolete)

Etymology

From Russian Тифли́с (Tiflís) and Ottoman Turkish تفليس (Tiflis), from Persian تفلیس (Teflis).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Tiflis

1. (chiefly historical) Former name of Tbilisi, the capital city of the country of Georgia.

Translations

Early modern Tbilisi — see also Tbilisi

• Arabic: تِفْلِيس (Tiflīs)
• Armenian: Թիֆլիս (hy) (Tʻiflis)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 梯弗里斯 (zh) (Tīfúlǐsī)

• Georgian: ტფილისი (ka) (ṭpilisi), თბილისი (ka) (tbilisi)
• Japanese: ティフリス (ja) (Tifurisu)
• Korean: 티플리스 (tipeulliseu)
• Krymchak: Тифлиз
• Ottoman Turkish: تفليس (Tiflis)
• Polish: Tyflis (pl)
• Russian: Тифли́с (ru) (Tiflís)
• Turkish: Tiflis (tr)

German

Alternative forms

• Tbilissi (less common, officialese)

Etymology

From such forms as older Russian Тифли́с (Tiflís), Ottoman Turkish تفلیس (tiflis), Persian تفلیس (teflis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪflɪs/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Tiflis n (proper noun, genitive Tiflis' or (with an article) Tiflis)

1. Tbilisi (the capital city of the country of Georgia)

Further reading

• “Tiflis” in Duden online
• Tiflis, Tbilissi at Google Ngram Viewer

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiflis/ [ˈt̪i.flis]
• Rhymes: -iflis
• Syllabification: Ti‧flis

Proper noun

Tiflis ?

1. Tbilisi (the capital city of the country of Georgia)

Related terms

• teflisense

 

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تفليس (Tiflis), from Persian تفلیس (Teflis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtiflis]
• Hyphenation: Tif‧lis

Proper noun

Tiflis

1. Tbilisi (the capital city of the country of Georgia)

Declension

    declension of Tiflis

	singular	plural
nominative	Tiflis	Tiflisler / Tiflis'ler
accusative	Tiflis'i	Tiflisleri / Tiflis'leri
dative	Tiflis'e	Tiflislere / Tiflis'lere
locative	Tiflis'te	Tiflislerde / Tiflis'lerde
ablative	Tiflis'ten	Tiflislerden / Tiflis'lerden
genitive	Tiflis'in	Tiflislerin / Tiflis'lerin

    possessive of Tiflis

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Tiflis'im	Tiflislerim / Tiflis'lerim
senin (your)	Tiflis'in	Tiflislerin / Tiflis'lerin
onun (his/her/its)	Tiflis'i	Tiflisleri / Tiflis'leri
bizim (our)	Tiflis'imiz	Tiflislerimiz / Tiflis'lerimiz
sizin (your)	Tiflis'iniz	Tiflisleriniz / Tiflis'leriniz
onların (their)	Tiflis'i / Tiflisleri / Tiflis'leri	Tiflisleri / Tiflis'leri

Derived terms

• Tiflisli