Beograd
English
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian Бе̏оград (Bȅograd), from Ekavian Serbo-Croatian бе̏о (“white”) + гра̑д (“city”). Doublet of Belgrade, Berat, and Belgorod.
Proper noun
Beograd
Anagrams
Danish
Proper noun
Beograd
- Belgrade (the capital city of Serbia)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian Beograd, historical Norwegian spelling is Belgrad.
Proper noun
Beograd
- Belgrade (the capital city of Serbia)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian Beograd.
Proper noun
Beograd
- Belgrade (the capital city of Serbia)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Composed of Ekavian Serbo-Croatian bȅo (“white”) (from Proto-Slavic *bělъ) and grȃd (“city”) (from Proto-Slavic *gordъ). The city is named after the white wall of the fortress that enclosed the city.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bêoɡrad/
- IPA(key): /beǒɡrad/
- Hyphenation: Be‧o‧grad
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Proper noun
Bȅograd or Beògrad m inan (Cyrillic spelling Бе̏оград or Бео̀град, demonym Bȅograđanin, female demonym Beograđanka)
- Belgrade (the capital city of Serbia)
Declension
Declension of Beograd
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Beograd |
| genitive | Beograda |
| dative | Beogradu |
| accusative | Beograd |
| vocative | Beograde |
| locative | Beogradu |
| instrumental | Beogradom |
References
- “Beograd”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovene
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian Bȅograd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /béːɔɡrat/
Proper noun
Bẹ̑ograd m inan
- Belgrade (the capital city of Serbia)
Declension
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Béograd | |
| genitive | Béograda | |
| singular | ||
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Béograd | |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Béograda | |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
Béogradu | |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Béograd | |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Béogradu | |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Béogradom | |
Related terms
- Béograjčan / Béograjčanka
- béograjski