Konstantinopel

Danish

Etymology

Via German Konstantinopel and Latin Cōnstantīnopolis from Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis), a compound of Κωνσταντῖνος (Kōnstantînos, Constantin) +‎ πόλις (pólis, city)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔnstantiˈnoːˀpəl/, [kʰʌnsd̥antˢiˈnoˀb̥l̩]

Proper noun

Konstantinopel

  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)

German

Alternative forms

  • Constantinopel (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔnstantiˈnoːpl̩/
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Proper noun

Konstantinopel n

  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)

Swedish

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Konstantinopel n (genitive Konstantinopels)

  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)

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