Византий

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon). Compare Ukrainian Віза́нтій (Vizántij), Belarusian Віза́нтый (Vizántyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vʲɪˈzanʲtʲɪj]

Proper noun

Виза́нтий • (Vizántijm inan (genitive Виза́нтия)

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

Declension

See also