Istanbul
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: İstanbul
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The word is a bastardization of the Byzantine Greek phrase εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”), which is how Constantinople was referred to by the local Greeks.
Proper noun[edit]
Istanbul
- Turkish city and largest European city by population which was the last capital of Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).
Derived terms[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
See also[edit]
- Ankara, second largest city and capital of the Republic of Turkey.
Translations[edit]
largest city of Turkey and last capital of Ottoman Empire
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Czech[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Istanbul m
- Istanbul (the largest city of Turkey and last capital of Ottoman Empire)
Synonyms[edit]
Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Turkish İstanbul, from the Byzantine Greek phrase εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”).
Proper noun[edit]
Istanbul
Declension[edit]
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Istanbul |
| Accusative | Istanbul |
| Dative | Istanbuli |
| Genitive | Istanbuls |
Synonyms[edit]
French[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Istanbul
German[edit]
Alternative form[edit]
- Stambul (dated or archaic)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈɪs.tanˌbuːl/
- IPA(key): /ˈiːs-/, /-tam-/, /ˌbʊl/ (variants; with all possible combinations of these and the above)
Proper noun[edit]
Istanbul n (genitive Istanbuls)
Maltese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Istanbul
Romanian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Istanbul
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ìstanbul m (Cyrillic spelling Ѝстанбул)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Istanbul
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Istanbul |
| genitive | Istanbula |
| dative | Istanbulu |
| accusative | Istanbul |
| vocative | Istanbule |
| locative | Istanbulu |
| instrumental | Istanbulom |
See also[edit]
Slovene[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈíːstambul/
- Tonal orthography: ȋstanbul
Proper noun[edit]
Ístanbul m inan (genitive Ístanbula)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Ístanbul (masculine inan., hard o-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ístanbul |
| accusative | Ístanbul |
| genitive | Ístanbula |
| dative | Ístanbulu |
| locative | Ístanbulu |
| instrumental | Ístanbulom |
Related terms[edit]
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