Κωνσταντινούπολη
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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Koine Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis) with suffix -ις (-is) > -η (-i), equivalent to Κωνσταντίνου (Konstantínou, “Constantine's”) + πόλη (póli, “city”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Κωνσταντινούπολη • (Konstantinoúpoli) f
- Istanbul, Constantinople (the largest city and province of Turkey; former capital of the Byzantine Empire)
Usage notes
Unlike in nearly all other languages, Greek speakers still usually call the city Κωνσταντινούπολη (Konstantinoúpoli), or colloquially η Πόλη (i Póli). Ιστάμπουλ (Istámpoul) is much less common.
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Κωνσταντινούπολη (Konstantinoúpoli) |
| genitive | Κωνσταντινούπολης (Konstantinoúpolis) |
| accusative | Κωνσταντινούπολη (Konstantinoúpoli) |
| vocative | Κωνσταντινούπολη (Konstantinoúpoli) |
Older or formal genitive singular: Κωνσταντινουπόλεως (Konstantinoupóleos)
Synonyms
- Πόλη f (Póli, “the City”)
Related terms
- Κωνσταντινουπολίτης m (Konstantinoupolítis, “Constantinopolitan”)
- Κωνσταντινουπολίτισσα f (Konstantinoupolítissa, “Constantinopolitan”)
- κωνσταντινουπολίτικος (konstantinoupolítikos, “Constantinopolitan”)
- πολίτικος (polítikos, “Constantinopolitan”)
- and see: Πόλη f (Póli, “the City”)
Further reading
- Κωνσταντινούπολη - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
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