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Czech
Etymology
Via Latin Bȳzantion from Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzántion).
Proper noun
Byzantion n
- Byzantium (ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus, named Constantinople in 330 CE, and now known as Istanbul)
- Synonyms: Cařihrad, Istanbul, Konstantinopol
Declension
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzántion).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bȳzantion n sg (genitive Bȳzantiī); second declension
- Alternative form of Bȳzantium (“Byzantium, ancient city on the Bosporus founded c. 660 BC, becoming an Eastern Roman capital named Constantinople from c. AD 330-1930; now called Istanbul”)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
Synonyms
References
- Byzantion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.