Istambul

See also: İstambul and Istambuł

English

Proper noun

Istambul

1. Obsolete form of Istanbul.

Galician

Proper noun

Istambul

1. Istanbul (the largest city and province of Turkey)

   Synonyms: (historical) Bizancio, (historical) Constantinopla

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Istanbul, Estambul (dated)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish استانبول‎ (İstanbul) (Turkish İstanbul) from Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”), which is how Constantinople was referred to by the local Greeks.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.tɐ̃ˈbuw/ [is.tɐ̃ˈbuʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.tɐ̃ˈbuw/ [is.tɐ̃ˈbuʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.tɐ̃ˈbuw/ [iʃ.tɐ̃ˈbuʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.tɐ̃ˈbul/ [iʃ.tɐ̃ˈbuɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ul, (Brazil) -uw
• Hyphenation: Is‧tam‧bul

Proper noun

Istambul

1. Istanbul (the largest city and province of Turkey)

   Synonyms: (historical) Bizâncio, (historical) Constantinopla