Istambul
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
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃ.tɐ̃.ˈbuɫ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌis.tɐ̃.ˈbuw/
Proper noun
Istambul f
- Istanbul (the largest city in Turkey)
Synonyms
- Bizâncio (historical)
- Constantinopla (historical)