Istanbul

== English == === Alternative forms === İstanbul (rare) Stambul Stamboul === Etymology === From Turkish İstanbul, from Ottoman Turkish استانبول (İstanbul), a corruption of Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”), which is how Constantinople was referred to by the local Greeks. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪ.stænˈbʊl/, [ˌɪ.stæmˈbʊɫ] (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪ.stɑːn.bʊl/, [ˈɪ.stɑːmˌbʊɫ] (Indic) IPA(key): /ɪsˈtɑːn.bʊl/, [ɪsˈt̪äːm.bʊl] === Proper noun === Istanbul A Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). A province in Turkey. ==== Synonyms ==== Byzantium, Byzantion, Constantinople (all historical) ==== Derived terms ==== Istanbulite ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Ankara, second largest city and capital of the Republic of Turkey. === Anagrams === stub nail == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [is.təmˈbul] IPA(key): (Valencia) [is.tamˈbul] === Proper noun === Istanbul m Istanbul (a city in Turkey) Istanbul (a province in Turkey) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɪstanbul] === Proper noun === Istanbul m inan (relational adjective istanbulský, demonym Istanbulan) Istanbul (a city in Turkey) Synonyms: (former name before 330 CE) Byzantion, (used especially in a historical context) Cařihrad, (former name, 330-1930 CE) Konstantinopol Istanbul (a province in Turkey) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Istanbul”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “Istanbul”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Danish == === Etymology === From Turkish İstanbul, from Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “in the City”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈistanbul/, [ˈisd̥amˌb̥ul] === Proper noun === Istanbul Istanbul (a city in Turkey) Istanbul (a province in Turkey) == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Istanboel Stamboel === Etymology === Borrowed from Turkish İstanbul, corruption of Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪs.tɑnˌbul/ Hyphenation: Is‧tan‧bul === Proper noun === Istanbul n Istanbul (a city in Turkey) Istanbul (a province in Turkey) == Faroese == === Etymology === From Turkish İstanbul, from the Byzantine Greek phrase εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”). === Proper noun === Istanbul Istanbul (a city in Turkey) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Konstantinopolis Miklagarður == Finnish == === Etymology === From Turkish İstanbul. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈistɑnbul/, [ˈis̠tɑ̝mbul] Rhymes: -istɑnbul Syllabification(key): Is‧tan‧bul Hyphenation(key): Is‧tan‧bul === Proper noun === Istanbul Istanbul (a city in Turkey) Istanbul (a province in Turkey) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== istanbulilainen (“Istanbulite”) == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /is.tɑ̃.bul/ === Proper noun === Istanbul ? Istanbul (a city in Turkey) Istanbul (a province in Turkey) == German == === Alternative forms === Stambul (archaic) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪs.tamˌbuːl/, (also) /ˈiːs-/, /-tan-/, /-ˌbʊl/ (all combinations possible) === Proper noun === Istanbul n (proper noun, genitive Istanbuls or (optionally with an article) Istanbul) Istanbul (a city in Turkey) Istanbul (a province in Turkey) == Italian == === Alternative forms === Istambul === Etymology === Borrowed from Turkish İstanbul. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈis.tam.bul/ === Proper noun === Istanbul ? Istanbul (the capital city of Turkey) Synonyms: (historical) Costantinopoli, (ancient) Bisanzio === Related words === stambuliota (“from Istanbul”) == Maltese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪs.tamˈbuːl/ Rhymes: -uːl === Proper noun === Istanbul Istanbul (the capital city of Turkey) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Istanbul Istanbul (a city in Turkey) Istanbul (a province in Turkey) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Istanbul Istanbul (a city in Turkey) Istanbul (a province in Turkey) == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Istanbul f (proscribed) alternative spelling of Istambul ==== Usage notes ==== The Portuguese-Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 recommends the use of nativized placenames (instead of unadapted borrowings or partial calques) if these are established in the language. As such, the form Istambul is preferred. == Romanian == === Proper noun === Istanbul Istanbul (a city in Turkey) Istanbul (a province in Turkey) == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ǐstanbul/ Hyphenation: I‧stan‧bul === Proper noun === Ìstanbul m inan (Cyrillic spelling Ѝстанбул) Istanbul (a city in Turkey) Istanbul (a province in Turkey) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== Càrigrād Konstantinòpolj / Konstantinòpol == Slovene == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /íːstanbul/ === Proper noun === Ȋstanbul m inan Istanbul (a city in Turkey) Istanbul (a province in Turkey) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Ístanbulčan / Ístanbulčanka ístanbulski == Swedish == === Proper noun === Istanbul n (genitive Istanbuls) Istanbul (a city in Turkey) Istanbul (a province in Turkey) == Tausug == === Pronunciation === (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔistanbul/ [ʔɪs.t̪amˈbul] Rhymes: -ul Syllabification: Is‧tan‧bul === Proper noun === Istanbul (Sulat Sūg spelling اِسْتَنْبُلْ) Istanbul == Turkish == === Proper noun === Istanbul misspelling of İstanbul