Carihrad
Slovak
Etymology
From cár + hrad, literally “Emperor Castle”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sariɦrat/, [ˈt͡sariɦrat]
- Rhymes: -iɦrat
- Hyphenation: Ca‧ri‧hrad
Proper noun
Carihrad m inan (relational adjective carihradský, demonym Carihradčan, female demonym Carihradčanka)
- (historical) 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)
- Istanbul (a modern megacity in Turkey)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Carihrad |
| genitive | Carihradu |
| dative | Carihradu |
| accusative | Carihrad |
| locative | Carihrade |
| instrumental | Carihradom |
Further reading
- “Carihrad”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026