Carihrad

Slovak

Etymology

From cár +‎ hrad, literally “Emperor Castle”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sariɦrat/, [ˈt͡sariɦrat]
• Rhymes: -iɦrat
• Hyphenation: Ca‧ri‧hrad

Proper noun

Carihrad m inan (relational adjective carihradský, demonym Carihradčan, female demonym Carihradčanka)

1. (historical) Constantinople (the former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that)
2. Istanbul (a modern megacity in Turkey)

Declension

Declension of Carihrad
(pattern dub)

	singular
nominative	Carihrad
genitive	Carihradu
dative	Carihradu
accusative	Carihrad
locative	Carihrade
instrumental	Carihradom

Further reading

• “Carihrad”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026