Byzantion
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Via Latin Bȳzantion from Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzántion).
Proper noun edit
Byzantion n
- Byzantium (ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus, named Constantinople in 330 CE, and now known as Istanbul)
- Synonyms: Cařihrad, Istanbul, Konstantinopol
Declension edit
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzántion).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /byːzˈzan.ti.on/, [byːz̪ˈd̪͡z̪än̪t̪iɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /bidˈd͡zan.t͡si.on/, [bid̪ˈd̪͡z̪änt̪͡s̪ion]
Proper noun edit
Bȳzantion n sg (genitive Bȳzantiī); second declension
- Alternative form of Bȳzantium (“Byzantium, ancient city on the Bosporus founded c. 660 BC, becoming an Eastern Roman capital named Constantinople from c. AD 330-1930; now called Istanbul”)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Bȳzantion |
| Genitive | Bȳzantiī |
| Dative | Bȳzantiō |
| Accusative | Bȳzantion |
| Ablative | Bȳzantiō |
| Vocative | Bȳzantion |
| Locative | Bȳzantiī |
Synonyms edit
References edit
- Byzantion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.