Constantinopla

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis, “Constantine’s city”), with change of declension.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõs.tɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈnɔ.plɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõʃ.tɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈnɔ.plɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõs.tɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈnɔ.pla/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõʃ.tɐ̃.tiˈnɔ.plɐ/

Hyphenation: Cons‧tan‧ti‧no‧pla

Proper noun

Constantinopla f

Constantinople (former name of Istambul)

Related terms

Spanish

Proper noun

Constantinopla f

Constantinople (present day Istanbul)

Derived terms

Further reading

“Constantinopla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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