Konstantinopla

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Constantinopla, from Ancient Greek Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς (Kōnstăntīnoúpolĭs).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /konstantiˈnopla/ [kon̪s.t̪ɐn̪.t̪ɪˈn̪oː.plɐ]
  • Rhymes: -opla
  • Syllabification: Kons‧tan‧ti‧no‧pla

Proper noun

Konstantinopla (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜓᜉ᜔ᜎ)

  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)