Цариград
Bulgarian
Etymology
Compounded from цар (car, “emperor”) + град (grad, “city”), thus imperial city.
Proper noun
Цариград • (Carigrad) m
- (dated) Istanbul
See also
- Истанбул (Istanbul)
- Константинопол (Konstantinopol)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From ца̏р (“emperor”) + гра̑д (“city”), probably calqued after Ancient Greek expression Βασιλέως Πόλις (Basiléōs Pólis, “the city of the emperor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsǎriɡraːd/
- Hyphenation: Ца‧ри‧град
Proper noun
Ца̀ригра̄д m (Latin spelling Càrigrād)
- (uncountable, dated, language of literature) Istanbul
Declension
Declension of Цариград
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Цариград |
| genitive | Цариграда |
| dative | Цариграду |
| accusative | Цариград |
| vocative | Цариграде |
| locative | Цариграду |
| instrumental | Цариградом |
Synonyms
- (modern): Ѝстанбул
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Carigrad.