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proper noun · femininethird declension

Cōnstantīnopolis

Cōnstantīnopolis f sg (genitive Cōnstantīnopolis or Cōnstantīnopoleos or Cōnstantīnopolios)
Classical[kõː.stan.tiːˈnɔ.pɔ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[kon.stan.tiˈnɔː.po.lis]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinConstantinople (the former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCōnstantīnopolis—
genitiveCōnstantīnopolis
Cōnstantīnopoleos, Cōnstantīnopolios		—
dativeCōnstantīnopolī—
accusativeCōnstantīnopolim
Cōnstantīnopolin		—
ablativeCōnstantīnopolī—
vocativeCōnstantīnopolis
Cōnstantīnopolī		—
locativeCōnstantīnopolī—

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

hospitium cum aliquo facere, (con-)iungere
to become a friend and guest of a person.

Constantīnŏpŏlis, is, f., = Κωνσταντίνου πολις,
I. the city Constantinople, previously called Byzantium; Turkish Stamboul, Amm. 22, 8, 8; 31, 16, 4; Eutr. 6, 6; Aur. Vict. Epit. 35; Aus. Urb. 2; id. Parent. 3, 11 al.—Hence, Constantīnŏpŏlītā-nus, a, um, adj., of Constantinople: urbs, i. e. Constantinople, Cod. Just. 1, 2, 6: cives, Cod. Th. 11, 16, 6.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  7. Proto-Italic*staējō
  8. Proto-Italic*staēō
  9. Proto-Italic*komstaēō
  10. LatinCōnstantīnopolis

Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ans Latin cōnstānsder. Latin Cōnstāns /Cōnstantius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin Cōnstantīnusbor. Ancient Greek Κωνστᾰντῑ́νου (Kōnstăntī́nou) Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis) Koine Greek Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς (Kōnstăntīnoúpolĭs)bor. Latin Constantinopolis From Koine Greek Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς (Kōnstăntīnoúpolĭs, “city of Constantine”), from Ancient Greek πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city”) + Κωνστᾰντῑ́νου (Kōnstăntī́nou, “of Constantine”), a name borrowed from Latin Cōnstantīnus, from cōnstāns (“constant, steadfast”).

Descendants
  • FrenchConstantinople
  • Korean콘스탄티노폴리스

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyConstantinopolisConstantinopolis the capital of the Lower Empire, and founded by Constantine the Great on the site of the ancient Byzantium. I. HISTORY OF BYZANTIUM. …

Quick answers

What does Cōnstantīnopolis mean in Latin?
Cōnstantīnopolis, a proper noun, means “Constantinople (the former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that)”.
What is the genitive of Cōnstantīnopolis?
The genitive singular is Cōnstantīnopolis. Cōnstantīnopolis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Cōnstantīnopolis?
In classical Latin, [kõː.stan.tiːˈnɔ.pɔ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.stan.tiˈnɔː.po.lis].
Where does Cōnstantīnopolis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *staējō → Proto-Italic *staēō → Proto-Italic *komstaēō → Latin Cōnstantīnopolis.