Цареград

Ukrainian

Etymology

From цар (car, “emperor”) + Old Church Slavonic град (grad, “city”), probably calqued after Ancient Greek expression Βασιλέως Πόλις (Basiléōs Pólis, “the city of the emperor”). Compare Bulgarian Цариград (Carigrad), Macedonian Цариград (Carigrad), Serbo-Croatian Цариград.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sɐreˈɦrad]

Proper noun

Царегра́д • (Carehrád) m inan (genitive Царегра́да, uncountable, relational adjective царегра́дський)

  1. (obsolete, language of literature) Istanbul, Constantinople (the largest city in Turkey)
    • “Хай живе вільна Україна [Long Live Free Ukraine]”‎:
      Як у Царегра́ді, сла́вних козаче́ньків / вра́жі бусурма́ни ві́шали на гак[...]
      Jak u Carehrádi, slávnyx kozačénʹkiv / vráži busurmány víšaly na hak[...]
      When in Istanbul, glorious Cossacks / were by devilish Muslims hung on a hook[...]

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