proper noun · neutersecond declension
Bȳzantium
Bȳzantium n sg (genitive Bȳzantiī or Bȳzantī)
Classical[byːzˈzan.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[bidˈd͡zan.t͡si.um]
Meaning
- historicalByzantium (an ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Bȳzantium | — |
| genitive | Bȳzantiī Bȳzantī | — |
| dative | Bȳzantiō | — |
| accusative | Bȳzantium | — |
| ablative | Bȳzantiō | — |
| vocative | Bȳzantium | — |
| locative | Bȳzantiī | — |
Bȳzantĭum, ii, n., = Βυζάντιον,
I. a city in Thrace, on the Bosphorus, opposite the Asiatic Chalcedon, later Constantinopolis, now Constantinople; among the Turks, Istamboul or Stamboul (i.e. εις τὴν πόλιν), Mel. 2, 2, 6; Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 46; 9, 15, 20, § 50 sq.; Nep. Paus. 2, 2; Liv. 38, 16, 3 sq.; Tac. A. 12, 63 sq.; id. H. 2. 83; 3, 47 al.—
II. Derivv.
A. Bȳzantĭus, a, um, adj., of Byzantium, Byzantine:
litora, the Strait of Constantinople, Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 31: portus, Plin. 9, 15, 20, § 51.—Subst.: Bȳ-zantĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Byzantium, Cic. Prov. Cons. 3, 5; 4, 6 sq.; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 31, § 76; Nep. Timoth. 1, 2; Liv. 32, 33, 7.—B. Bȳzantĭăcus, a, um, adj., of Byzantium:
lacerti, Stat. S. 4, 9, 13. —C. Bȳzantīnus, a, um, adj., the same (post-class.):
Lygos, Aus. Clar. Urb. 2: frigora, Sid. Ep. 7, 17. Origins
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ-der. Thracian *būzasder. Ancient Greek Βῡ́ζᾱς (Bū́zās) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon)bor. Latin Bȳzantium Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon).
Descendants
- CatalanBizanci
- EnglishByzantium
- GermanByzanz
- ItalianBisanzio
- FrenchByzancefrom Middle French Byzance
- PortugueseBizâncio
- RomanianBizanț
- RomanianBizanțiu
- SpanishBizancio
- AsturianBizanciu
In English words that came into English from Bȳzantium
- Byzantinebȳzantīnus