Κωνσταντινούπολις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Κωνστᾰντῑ́νου (Kōnstantī́nou, “Constantine's”, genitive) +‎ πόλις (pólis, “city”).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς • (Kōnstantīnoúpolis) f (genitive Κωνστᾰντῑνουπόλεως); third declension

(Byzantine)
  1. (Ancient Greek): —
  2. (Medieval, Byzantine) Constantinople; contemporary İstanbul, Turkey

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς; τῆς Κωνστᾰντῑνουπόλεως (Koine)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς
hē Kōnstantīnoúpolis
Genitive τῆς Κωνστᾰντῑνουπόλεως
tês Kōnstantīnoupóleōs
Dative τῇ Κωνστᾰντῑνουπόλει
têi Kōnstantīnoupólei
Accusative τὴν Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐν
tḕn Kōnstantīnoúpolin
Vocative Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐ
Kōnstantīnoúpoli
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Descendants

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Byzantine Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις, from the phrase Κωνστᾰντῑ́νου (Kōnstantī́nou, “Constantine's”, genitive) +‎ πόλις (pólis, “city”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kon.stan.di.ˈnu ˈpo.lis/
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    (phrase): Κωνσταντίνου πόλις
  • IPA(key): /kon.stan.di.ˈnu.po.lis/
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    Hyphenation: Κων‧στα‧ντι‧νού‧πο‧λις
    Homophone: Κωνσταντινούπολης (Konstantinoúpolis)

Proper noun

Κωνσταντινούπολις • (Konstantinoúpolis) f (Katharevousa)

  1. Constantinople, medieval capital of Ῥωμανία, known as Byzantine Empire; contemporary İstanbul, Turkey

Declension
Declension of Κωνσταντινούπολις (Konstantinoúpolis)
singular
nominative Κωνσταντινούπολις •
genitive Κωνσταντινουπόλεως •
accusative Κωνσταντινούπολιν •
vocative Κωνσταντινούπολι •
Dative case: τῇ Κωνσταντινουπόλει
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