Κωνσταντινούπολις
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Κωνστᾰντῑ́νου (Kōnstantī́nou, “Constantine's”, genitive) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /kons.tan.tiˈnu.po.lis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /kons.tan.tiˈnu.po.lis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /kons.tan.diˈnu.po.lis/
Proper noun
Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς • (Kōnstantīnoúpolis) f (genitive Κωνστᾰντῑνουπόλεως); third declension (Byzantine)
- (Ancient Greek): —
- (Medieval, Byzantine) Constantinople; contemporary İstanbul, Turkey
Inflection
Case / # | Singular |
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Nominative | ἡ Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς hē Kōnstantīnoúpolis |
Genitive | τῆς Κωνστᾰντῑνουπόλεως tês Kōnstantīnoupóleōs |
Dative | τῇ Κωνστᾰντῑνουπόλει têi Kōnstantīnoupólei |
Accusative | τὴν Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐν tḕn Kōnstantīnoúpolin |
Vocative | Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐ Kōnstantīnoúpoli |
Derived terms
- Κωνστᾰντῑνουπολῑ́της (Kōnstantīnoupolī́tēs)
Descendants
- English: Constantinople
- French: Constantinople
- Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις (Konstantinoúpolis), Κωνσταντινούπολη (Konstantinoúpoli)
- Latin: Cōnstantīnopolis
- Russian: Константинополь (Konstantinopolʹ)
- Turkish: Konstantiniyye, Kostantiniyye, Konstantinopolis
Greek
Alternative forms
- Κωνσταντινούπολη (Konstantinoúpoli) (with modern inflectional ending)
Etymology
From Medieval Byzantine Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις, from the phrase Κωνστᾰντῑ́νου (Kōnstantī́nou, “Constantine's”, genitive) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kon.stan.di.ˈnu ˈpo.lis/
(phrase): Κωνσταντίνου πόλιςAudio: (file)
- IPA(key): /kon.stan.di.ˈnu.po.lis/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Κων‧στα‧ντι‧νού‧πο‧λις
- Homophone: Κωνσταντινούπολης (Konstantinoúpolis)
Proper noun
Κωνσταντινούπολις • (Konstantinoúpolis) f (Katharevousa)
- Constantinople, medieval capital of Ῥωμανία, known as Byzantine Empire; contemporary İstanbul, Turkey
Declension
Κωνσταντινούπολις
case \ number | singular | |
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nominative | Κωνσταντινούπολις • | |
genitive | Κωνσταντινουπόλεως • | |
accusative | Κωνσταντινούπολιν • | |
vocative | Κωνσταντινούπολι • | |
Dative case: τῇ Κωνσταντινουπόλει |
Related terms
- Κωνσταντινουπολίτης m (Konstantinoupolítis, “Constantinopolitan”)
- Κωνσταντινουπολίτισσα f (Konstantinoupolítissa, “Constantinopolitan”)
- κωνσταντινουπολίτικος (konstantinoupolítikos, “Constantinopolitan”)
- πολίτικος (polítikos, “short for Constantinopolitan”)
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