Konstantinopolis

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • Kostantiniye

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis, City of Constantine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔns.tɑn.ti.nɔ.pɔ.lis]

Proper noun

Konstantinopolis

  1. (historical) Former name of İstanbul, Constantinople (the former capital of the Byzantine Empire and Ottoman Empire).

Declension

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