Plovdiv

English

Etymology

From Bulgarian Пловдив (Plovdiv), of uncertain origin; possibly from Thracian Pulpudeva, from *Pulpu- (“Philip”) + deva (“city”), itself being a calque of Ancient Greek Φιλιππόπολις (Philippópolis). Doublet of Philippopolis if this name is indeed related.

Proper noun

Plovdiv

1. A city in southern Bulgaria

Translations

city

• Bulgarian: Пло́вдив m (Plóvdiv)
• German: Plowdiw (de) n
• Greek: Φιλιππούπολη (el) f (Filippoúpoli), Πλόβντιβ (el) (Plóvntiv), Πλόβντιφ (el) (Plóvntif)

  Ancient: Φιλιππούπολις f (Philippoúpolis)

• Latin: Philippopolis f
• Macedonian: Пло́вдив m (Plóvdiv)
• Marathi: प्लोवडिव (plovḍiv)
• Ottoman Turkish: فلبه (filibe)
• Polish: Płowdiw (pl) m
• Russian: Пло́вдив (ru) m (Plóvdiv)
• Swedish: Plovdiv n
• Turkish: Filibe (tr)