Byzanz

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Byzantium, from Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /byˈtsan(t)s/
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  • Rhymes: -ants

Proper noun

Byzanz n (proper noun, genitive Byzanz' or (with an article) Byzanz)

  1. (historical) Byzantium (an ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul)
  2. (historical, by extension) Byzantium, Byzantine Empire (an ancient Greek empire in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia, with its capital at Constantinople; in full, Byzantine Empire)

Declension

Declension of Byzanz [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Byzanz
genitive eines des Byzanz
dative einem dem Byzanz
accusative ein das Byzanz

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