Konstantinopel

Danish

Etymology

Via German Konstantinopel and Latin Cōnstantīnopolis from Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis), a compound of Κωνσταντῖνος (Kōnstantînos, “Constantin”) +‎ πόλις (pólis, “city”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔnstantiˈnoːˀpəl/, [kʰʌnsd̥antˢiˈnoˀb̥l̩]

Proper noun

Konstantinopel

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)

German

Alternative forms

• Constantinopel (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔnstantiˈnoːpl̩/

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Proper noun

Konstantinopel n

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)

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Conſtantinopel (obsolete typography)

Proper noun

Konstantinopel n (genitive Konstantinopels)

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)

Synonyms

• Istanbul, (historical) Miklagård

Related terms

• konstantinopolitansk
• konstantinopolitanska