Bizancio

See also: Bizâncio

Esperanto

Etymology

From Bizanco +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bizanˈt͡sio/
• Rhymes: -io
• Hyphenation: Bi‧zan‧ci‧o

Proper noun

Bizancio (accusative Bizancion)

1. (historical, by extension) Byzantium, Byzantine Empire (an ancient Greek empire in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia, with its capital at Constantinople; in full, Byzantine Empire)

See also

• Bizanco

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Byzantium.

Proper noun

Bizancio m

1. (historical) Byzantium (an ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Bȳzantium, from Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈθanθjo/ [biˈθãn̟.θjo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /biˈsansjo/ [biˈsãn.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -anθjo (Spain)
• Rhymes: -ansjo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: Bi‧zan‧cio

Proper noun

Bizancio m

1. (historical) Byzantium (an ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul)

Related terms

• bizantino