Constanța
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Romanian Constanța.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Constanța
- A city, the county seat of Constanța County, Romania.
- A county in eastern Romania.
Translations
city in Romania
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Romanian
Alternative forms
- Констанца (Constanța) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology
Originally known as Tomis in antiquity, the city was later renamed Constantiana after Flavia Julia Constantia, sister of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great; it was first attested as Constantia, or Κωνστάντια (Kōnstántia) around the mid 10th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈstan.t͡sa/
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ant͡sa
- Hyphenation: Cons‧tan‧ța
Proper noun
Constanța f
- Constanța (the capital city of Constanța County, Romania)
- a county of Romania
- a female given name, equivalent to English Constance
Declension
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| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | Constanța | Constanțaua |
| genitive-dative | Constanțale | Constanțalei |
| vocative | Constanța | |
See also
Further reading
- “Constanța”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026