English
Etymology
From Turkish İstanbul, from Ottoman Turkish استانبول (İstanbul), a corruption of Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”), which is how Constantinople was referred to by the local Greeks.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Istanbul
- A Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).
- A province in Turkey.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
largest city of Turkey and last capital of the Ottoman Empire
- Abkhaz: Асҭампыл (Astampʼəl)
- Acehnese: Éseutamu
- Afrikaans: Istanboel, Istanbul
- Albanian: Stamboll m
- Amharic: ኢስታንቡል (ʾistanbul)
- Arabic: إِسْطَنْبُول f (ʔisṭanbūl), إِسْتَنْبُول f (ʔistanbūl), إستانبول f
- Egyptian Arabic: استانبول
- Hijazi Arabic: إسطنبول f (ʔisṭanbūl)
- Aramaic: ܐܝܣܛܢܒܘܠ
- Armenian: Ստամբուլ (Stambul), Պոլիս (Polis)
- Avar: Истамбул (İstambul), Стамбул (Stambul)
- Azerbaijani: İstanbul (az)
- Arabic: ایستانبول
- Cyrillic: Истанбул
- Basque: Istanbul (eu)
- Bavarian: Istanbul
- Belarusian: Стамбу́л m (Stambúl)
- Bengali: ইস্তাম্বুল (bn) (istambul)
- Bulgarian: Истанбу́л m (Istanbúl), Царигра́д m (Carigrád), Константино́пол m (Konstantinópol)
- Carpathian Rusyn: Істанбу́л m (Istanbúl)
- Catalan: Istanbul
- Chechen: Истмала (İstmala)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 伊斯坦布爾 / 伊斯坦布尔 (zh) (Yīsītǎnbù'ěr) (mainland China), 伊斯坦堡 (zh) (Yīsītǎnbǎo) (Taiwan)
- Chuvash: Стамбул (Stambul)
- Corsican: Istanbul
- Crimean Tatar: İstanbul
- Czech: Istanbul (cs) m, Cařihrad (cs) m
- Danish: Istanbul
- Dutch: Istanboel n
- Esperanto: Istanbulo
- Estonian: Istanbul (et)
- Extremaduran: Estambul
- Faroese: Istanbul, Miklagarður m (historical)
- Finnish: Istanbul (fi) (Turkey); Konstantinopoli (fi) (Ottoman Empire)
- French: Istanbul (fr) m
- Gagauz: İstanbul
- Galician: Istambul (gl)
- Georgian: სტამბოლი (sṭamboli)
- German: Istanbul (de) n
- Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολη (el) f (Konstantinoúpoli), Πόλη (el) f (Póli)
- Ancient: Κωνσταντινούπολις f (Kōnstantinoúpolis)
- Gujarati: ઇસ્તંબૂલ n (istambūl)
- Hausa: Santambul
- Hebrew: אִיסְטַנְבּוּל f (istanbul)
- Hindi: इस्तांबुल m (istāmbul)
- Hungarian: Isztambul (hu)
- Icelandic: Istanbúl f, Mikligarður m
- Indonesian: Istambul
- Irish: Iostanbúl m
- Italian: Istambul (historical), Istanbul (it), Stambul (historical)
- Japanese: イスタンブール (ja) (Isutanbūru)
- Javanese: Istambul, Stambul
- Kabyle: Istambul
- Kazakh: Ыстамбұл (Ystambūl), Стамбұл (Stambūl)
- Korean: 이스탄불 (ko) (Iseutanbul)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: ئەستەمبوڵ (estembull)
- Northern Kurdish: Stembol (ku), Stenbol (ku)
- Kyrgyz: Стамбул (Stambul), Ыстанбул (ky) (Istanbul)
- Ladino: Estanbol
- Lak: Истамбул (Istambul)
- Latin: Bȳzantium (la) n, Cōnstantīnopolis f
- Latvian: Stambula
- Laz: ისტანბოლი (isťanboli), მპოლი (mp̌oli)
- Lithuanian: Stambulas
- Macedonian: Истанбул m (Istanbul), Цариград m (Carigrad), Константино́пол m (Konstantinópol)
- Malay: Istanbul, Setambul (dated)
- Maltese: Istanbul
- Marathi: इस्तांबुल (istāmbul)
- Mingrelian: სტამბოლი (sṭamboli)
- Mongolian:
- Cyrillic: Стамбул (Stambul)
- Navajo: Ałchʼįʼ Nááʼáhá
- Nepali: इस्तानबुल (istānabul)
- Norman: Coustantinobles
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: Istanbul
- Nynorsk: Istanbul
- Occitan: Istambol
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Cyrillic: Цѣсар҄ь Градъ m (Cěsarʹĭ Gradŭ), Истанбоулъ m (Istanbulŭ)
- Old English: Constantinopolis
- Old Norse: Miklagarðr
- Ottoman Turkish: استانبول (İstanbul)
- Pashto: استانبول
- Persian: استانبول (fa) (estânbol)
- Polish: Stambuł (pl) m, Istambuł (pl) m
- Portuguese: Istambul
- Romanian: Istanbul, Stambul m
- Russian: Стамбу́л (ru) m (Stambúl), (historical) Царьгра́д (ru) m (Carʹgrád), Константино́поль (ru) m (Konstantinópolʹ)
- Samogitian: Stanbols
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: Истанбул m, Цариград m, Константинопољ m
- Roman: Istanbul (sh) m, Carigrad (sh) m, Konstantinopolj m
- Slovak: Carihrad m, Istanbul m, (historically) Konštantínopol m, (historically) Konštantinopol m
- Slovene: Ístanbul m
- Somali: Istanbuul
- Spanish: Estambul (es) m
- Swedish: Istanbul (sv)
- Tamil: இசுதான்புல் (icutāṉpul)
- Tatar: Истанбул (İstanbul)
- Thai: อิสตันบูล (ís-dtân-buul)
- Turkish: İstanbul (tr)
- Turkmen: Stambul
- Ukrainian: Стамбу́л (uk) m (Stambúl)
- Urdu: اِسْتَن٘بول m (istaṉbol)
- Uyghur: ئىستانبۇل (istanbul)
- Uzbek: Istanbul
- Vietnamese: Tân La Mã
- Welsh: Istanbwl (cy)
- West Frisian: Istanbûl
- Yakut: Истанбул (İstanbul)
- Yiddish: סטאַמבול (stambul), איסטאַנבול (Istanbul)
- Zazaki: Estanbol (Southern), İstambol (Southern)
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See also
- Ankara, second largest city and capital of the Republic of Turkey.
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Istanbul m
- Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
- Istanbul (a province in Turkey)
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Istanbul m inan (relational adjective istanbulský, demonym Istanbulan)
- Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
- Synonyms: (former name before 330 CE) Byzantion, (used especially in a historical context) Cařihrad, (former name, 330-1930 CE) Konstantinopol
- Istanbul (a province in Turkey)
Declension
Declension of Istanbul (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
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Istanbul
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Istanbulu
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Istanbulu
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Istanbul
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Istanbule
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Istanbulu
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Istanbulem
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Further reading
Danish
Etymology
From Turkish İstanbul, from Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “in the City”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈistanbul/, [ˈisd̥amˌb̥ul]
Proper noun
Istanbul
- Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
- Istanbul (a province in Turkey)
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish İstanbul, corruption of Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪs.tɑnˌbul/
- Hyphenation: Is‧tan‧bul
Proper noun
Istanbul n
- Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
- Istanbul (a province in Turkey)
Faroese
Etymology
From Turkish İstanbul, from the Byzantine Greek phrase εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”).
Proper noun
Istanbul
- Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
Declension
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Istanbul
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Istanbul
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Istanbuli
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Istanbuls
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Synonyms
Finnish
Etymology
From Turkish İstanbul.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈistɑnbul/, [ˈis̠tɑ̝mbul]
- Rhymes: -istɑnbul
- Syllabification(key): Is‧tan‧bul
- Hyphenation(key): Is‧tan‧bul
Proper noun
Istanbul
- Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
- Istanbul (a province in Turkey)
Declension
| Inflection of Istanbul (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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Istanbul
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Istanbulin
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Istanbulia
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Istanbuliin
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Istanbul
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nom.
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Istanbul
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Istanbulin
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Istanbulin
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Istanbulia
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Istanbulissa
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Istanbulista
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Istanbuliin
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Istanbulilla
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Istanbulilta
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Istanbulille
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Istanbulina
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Istanbuliksi
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Istanbulitta
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See the possessive forms below.
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Istanbulini
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Istanbulini
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Istanbulini
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Istanbulini
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Istanbuliani
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Istanbulissani
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Istanbulistani
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Istanbuliini
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Istanbulillani
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Istanbuliltani
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Istanbulilleni
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Istanbulinani
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Istanbulikseni
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Istanbulittani
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Istanbulisi
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Istanbulisi
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Istanbulisi
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Istanbulisi
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Istanbuliasi
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Istanbulissasi
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Istanbulistasi
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Istanbuliisi
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Istanbulillasi
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Istanbuliltasi
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Istanbulillesi
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Istanbulinasi
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Istanbuliksesi
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Istanbulittasi
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| first-person plural possessor
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Istanbulimme
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Istanbulimme
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Istanbulimme
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Istanbulimme
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Istanbuliamme
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Istanbulissamme
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Istanbulistamme
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Istanbuliimme
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Istanbulillamme
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Istanbuliltamme
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Istanbulillemme
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Istanbulinamme
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Istanbuliksemme
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Istanbulittamme
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Istanbulinne
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Istanbulinne
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Istanbulinne
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Istanbulinne
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Istanbulianne
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Istanbulissanne
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Istanbulistanne
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Istanbuliinne
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Istanbulillanne
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Istanbuliltanne
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Istanbulillenne
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Istanbulinanne
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Istanbuliksenne
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Istanbulittanne
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Istanbulinsa
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Istanbulinsa
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Istanbulinsa
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Istanbulinsa
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Istanbuliaan
Istanbuliansa
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Istanbulissaan
Istanbulissansa
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Istanbulistaan
Istanbulistansa
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Istanbuliinsa
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Istanbulillaan
Istanbulillansa
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Istanbuliltaan
Istanbuliltansa
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Istanbulilleen
Istanbulillensa
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Istanbulinaan
Istanbulinansa
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Istanbulikseen
Istanbuliksensa
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Istanbulittaan
Istanbulittansa
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Derived terms
- istanbulilainen (“Istanbulite”)
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Istanbul ?
- Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
- Istanbul (a province in Turkey)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪs.tamˌbuːl/, (also) /ˈiːs-/, /-tan-/, /-ˌbʊl/ (all combinations possible)
Proper noun
Istanbul n (proper noun, genitive Istanbuls or (optionally with an article) Istanbul)
- Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
- Istanbul (a province in Turkey)
Maltese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Istanbul
- Istanbul (the capital city of Turkey)
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Istanbul
- Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
- Istanbul (a province in Turkey)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Istanbul
- Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
- Istanbul (a province in Turkey)
Portuguese
Proper noun
Istanbul f
- alternative spelling of Istambul
Romanian
Proper noun
Istanbul
- Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
- Istanbul (a province in Turkey)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǐstanbul/
- Hyphenation: I‧stan‧bul
Proper noun
Ìstanbul m inan (Cyrillic spelling Ѝстанбул)
- Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
- Istanbul (a province in Turkey)
Declension
Declension of Istanbul
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Istanbul
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Istanbula
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Istanbulu
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Istanbul
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Istanbule
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Istanbulu
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Istanbulom
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See also
Slovene
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ȋstanbul m inan
- Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
- Istanbul (a province in Turkey)
Declension
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
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| Masculine inan., hard o-stem
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Ístanbul
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Ístanbula
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(imenovȃlnik)
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Ístanbul
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genitive
(rodȋlnik)
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Ístanbula
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dative
(dajȃlnik)
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Ístanbulu
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accusative
(tožȋlnik)
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Ístanbul
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locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
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Ístanbulu
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instrumental
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Ístanbulom
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- Ístanbulčan / Ístanbulčanka
- ístanbulski
Swedish
Proper noun
Istanbul n (genitive Istanbuls)
- Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
- Istanbul (a province in Turkey)
Tausug
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔistanbul/ [ʔɪs.t̪amˈbul]
- Rhymes: -ul
- Syllabification: Is‧tan‧bul
Proper noun
Istanbul (Sulat Sūg spelling اِسْتَنْبُلْ)
- Istanbul
Turkish
Proper noun
Istanbul
- misspelling of İstanbul