Bosphorus

== English == === Alternative forms === Bosporus === Etymology === From medieval Latin Bosphorus, from Ancient Greek Βόσπορος (Bósporos). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒs.fəɹ.əs/, /ˈbɒs.pəɹ.əs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑs.fɚ.əs/, /ˈbɑs.pɚ.əs/ Rhymes: -ɒspəɹəs Hyphenation: Bos‧pho‧rus === Proper noun === the Bosphorus The narrow strait beside Istanbul, Turkey connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean. ==== Synonyms ==== Constantinople Strait Istanbul Strait ==== Hypernyms ==== Turkish Strait(s) ==== Translations ==== === See also === Dardanelles == Latin == === Proper noun === Bosphorus m sg (genitive Bosphorī); second declension alternative form of Bosporus ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== Asturian: Bósforu Catalan: Bòsfor French: Bosphore Galician: Bósforo Italian: Bosforo Portuguese: Bósforo Romanian: Bosfor Spanish: Bósforo