Byzanz
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Byzantium, from Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Byzanz n (proper noun, genitive Byzanz' or (with an article) Byzanz)
- Byzantium (an ancient city in modern Turkey, later known as Constantinople and now Istanbul)
- Byzantine Empire
Declension edit
Declension of Byzanz [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Synonyms edit
- Byzantinisches Reich, Oströmisches Reich, Rum (historical Turkish contexts)
Further reading edit
- “Byzanz” in Duden online