Цариград

Bulgarian

Etymology

Compounded from цар (car, “emperor”) + град (grad, “city”), thus imperial city.

Proper noun

Цариград • (Carigrad) m

  1. (dated) Istanbul

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From ца̏р (“emperor”) + гра̑д (“city”), probably calqued after Ancient Greek expression Βασιλέως Πόλις (Basiléōs Pólis, “the city of the emperor”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tsǎriɡraːd/
  • Hyphenation: Ца‧ри‧град

Proper noun

Ца̀ригра̄д m (Latin spelling Càrigrād)

  1. (uncountable, dated, language of literature) Istanbul

Declension
Declension of Цариград
singular
nominative Цариград
genitive Цариграда
dative Цариграду
accusative Цариград
vocative Цариграде
locative Цариграду
instrumental Цариградом

Synonyms

Quotations
  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Carigrad.
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