Цариград
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Compounded from цар (car, “emperor”) + град (grad, “city”), thus imperial city.
Proper noun edit
Цариград • (Carigrad) m
- (dated) Istanbul (the largest city in Turkey)
- (archaic) Veliko Tarnovo
See also edit
- Истанбул (Istanbul)
- Константинопол (Konstantinopol)
- Велико Търново (Veliko Tǎrnovo)
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
цар (car, “emperor”) + град (grad, “city”)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ца́риград • (Cárigrad) m (relational adjective цари́градски)
Synonyms edit
- (modern): И́станбул m (Ístanbul)
References edit
- “Цариград” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
From ца̏р (“emperor”) + гра̑д (“city”), probably calqued after Ancient Greek expression Βασιλέως Πόλις (Basiléōs Pólis, “the city of the emperor”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ца̀ригра̄д m (Latin spelling Càrigrād)
- (uncountable, dated, language of literature) Istanbul (the largest city in Turkey)
Declension edit
Declension of Цариград
singular | |
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nominative | Цариград |
genitive | Цариграда |
dative | Цариграду |
accusative | Цариград |
vocative | Цариграде |
locative | Цариграду |
instrumental | Цариградом |
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Carigrad.
Synonyms edit
- (modern): Ѝстанбул