# Istanbul
## English
### Alternative forms

* İstanbul (rare)
* Stambul
* Stamboul

### Etymology

From Turkish İstanbul, from Ottoman Turkish استانبول (İstanbul), a corruption of Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”), which is how Constantinople was referred to by the local Greeks.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɪstænˈbʊl/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Proper noun

Istanbul
* A Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).
* A province in Turkey

#### Synonyms

* Byzantium, Byzantion, Constantinople (all historical)

#### Derived terms

* Istanbulite

#### See also

* Ankara, second largest city and capital of the Republic of Turkey.

### Anagrams

* stub nail

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [is.təmˈbul]
* IPA: (Valencia) [is.tamˈbul]

### Proper noun

Istanbul m
* Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
* Istanbul (a province in Turkey)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɪstanbul]

### Proper noun

Istanbul m inan (relational adjective istanbulský, demonym Istanbulan)
* Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
    Synonyms: (former name before 330 CE) Byzantion, (used especially in a historical context) Cařihrad, (former name, 330-1930 CE) Konstantinopol
* Istanbul (a province in Turkey)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Istanbul”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “Istanbul”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Etymology

From Turkish İstanbul, from Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “in the City”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈistanbul/, [ˈisd̥amˌb̥ul]

### Proper noun

Istanbul
* Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
* Istanbul (a province in Turkey)

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* Istanboel
* Stamboel

### Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish İstanbul, corruption of Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɪs.tɑnˌbul/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Is‧tan‧bul

### Proper noun

Istanbul n
* Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
* Istanbul (a province in Turkey)

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Turkish İstanbul, from the Byzantine Greek phrase εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”).

### Proper noun

Istanbul
* Istanbul (a city in Turkey)

#### Synonyms

* Konstantinopolis
* Miklagarður

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Turkish İstanbul.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈistɑnbul/, [ˈis̠tɑ̝mbul]
* Rhymes: -istɑnbul
* Hyphenation: Is‧tan‧bul

### Proper noun

Istanbul
* Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
* Istanbul (a province in Turkey)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Istanbul (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Istanbulini
accusative
nom.
Istanbulini
gen.
Istanbulini
genitive
Istanbulini
partitive
Istanbuliani
inessive
Istanbulissani
elative
Istanbulistani
illative
Istanbuliini
adessive
Istanbulillani
ablative
Istanbuliltani
allative
Istanbulilleni
essive
Istanbulinani
translative
Istanbulikseni
abessive
Istanbulittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Istanbulisi
accusative
nom.
Istanbulisi
gen.
Istanbulisi
genitive
Istanbulisi
partitive
Istanbuliasi
inessive
Istanbulissasi
elative
Istanbulistasi
illative
Istanbuliisi
adessive
Istanbulillasi
ablative
Istanbuliltasi
allative
Istanbulillesi
essive
Istanbulinasi
translative
Istanbuliksesi
abessive
Istanbulittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Istanbulimme
accusative
nom.
Istanbulimme
gen.
Istanbulimme
genitive
Istanbulimme
partitive
Istanbuliamme
inessive
Istanbulissamme
elative
Istanbulistamme
illative
Istanbuliimme
adessive
Istanbulillamme
ablative
Istanbuliltamme
allative
Istanbulillemme
essive
Istanbulinamme
translative
Istanbuliksemme
abessive
Istanbulittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Istanbulinne
accusative
nom.
Istanbulinne
gen.
Istanbulinne
genitive
Istanbulinne
partitive
Istanbulianne
inessive
Istanbulissanne
elative
Istanbulistanne
illative
Istanbuliinne
adessive
Istanbulillanne
ablative
Istanbuliltanne
allative
Istanbulillenne
essive
Istanbulinanne
translative
Istanbuliksenne
abessive
Istanbulittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Istanbulinsa
accusative
nom.
Istanbulinsa
gen.
Istanbulinsa
genitive
Istanbulinsa
partitive
Istanbuliaan Istanbuliansa
inessive
Istanbulissaan Istanbulissansa
elative
Istanbulistaan Istanbulistansa
illative
Istanbuliinsa
adessive
Istanbulillaan Istanbulillansa
ablative
Istanbuliltaan Istanbuliltansa
allative
Istanbulilleen Istanbulillensa
essive
Istanbulinaan Istanbulinansa
translative
Istanbulikseen Istanbuliksensa
abessive
Istanbulittaan Istanbulittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* istanbulilainen (“Istanbulite”)

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /is.tɑ̃.bul/

### Proper noun

Istanbul ?
* Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
* Istanbul (a province in Turkey)

## German
### Alternative forms

* Stambul (archaic)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɪs.tamˌbuːl/, (also) /ˈiːs-/, /-tan-/, /-ˌbʊl/ (all combinations possible)
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Istanbul n (proper noun, genitive Istanbuls or (optionally with an article) Istanbul)
* Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
* Istanbul (a province in Turkey)

## Maltese
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɪs.tamˈbuːl/
* Audio (Gozo):(file)

### Proper noun

Istanbul
* Istanbul (the capital city of Turkey)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Istanbul
* Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
* Istanbul (a province in Turkey)

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Istanbul
* Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
* Istanbul (a province in Turkey)

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Istanbul f
* Alternative spelling of Istambul

## Romanian
### Proper noun

Istanbul
* Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
* Istanbul (a province in Turkey)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǐstanbul/
* Hyphenation: I‧stan‧bul

### Proper noun

Ìstanbul m (Cyrillic spelling Ѝстанбул)
* Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
* Istanbul (a province in Turkey)

#### See also

* Càrigrād
* Konstantinòpolj / Konstantinòpol

## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /íːstanbul/

### Proper noun

Ȋstanbul m inan
* Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
* Istanbul (a province in Turkey)

#### Related terms

* Ístanbulčan / Ístanbulčanka
* ístanbulski

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Istanbul n (genitive Istanbuls)
* Istanbul (a city in Turkey)
* Istanbul (a province in Turkey)

## Tausug
### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /ʔistanbul/ [ʔɪs.t̪amˈbul]
* Rhymes: -ul
* Syllabification: Is‧tan‧bul

### Proper noun

Istanbul (Sulat Sūg spelling اِسْتَنْبُلْ)
* Istanbul

## Turkish
### Proper noun

Istanbul
* Misspelling of İstanbul.