Carihrad

Slovak

Etymology

From cár +‎ hrad, literally “Emperor Castle”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃariˌɦrat/

Proper noun

Carihrad m inan (genitive singular Carihradu, declension pattern of dub)

  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)
  2. Istanbul (a modern megacity in Turkey)

Declension

Declension of Carihrad
singulare tantum
nominative Carihrad
genitive Carihradu
dative Carihradu
accusative Carihrad
locative Carihrade
instrumental Carihradom

Derived terms

  • Carihradčan m
  • Carihradčanka f
  • carihradský

Further reading

  • “Carihrad”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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