Black Sea en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Calque of Ottoman Turkish قره دكز (Kara Deñiz, “Black Sea”) (modern Turkish Karadeniz) (from kara (“black, dark; north”) + deniz (“sea”)). Compare Russian Чёрное мо́ре (Čórnoje móre). The Turkish word is derived from the languages of the Near East, which is ultimately from an Old Iranian name: the primary Ancient Greek name Πόντος Ἄξεινος (Póntos Áxeinos) (first attested in 462 BC) is a rendering of Old Iranian *axšainah (“dark-colored”). The naming is according to the system in which color names indicated the cardinal points (black [or dark] for north, red for south, white for west, and green or light blue for east); compare Red Sea. It is supposedly named as such by the Achaemenids; see Iranica for details.
Meanings
- An inland sea bound by Southeastern Europe in the west, Eastern Europe in the north and northeast, and Turkey in the south.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Black Sea | canonical | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
White Sea · Yellow Sea · Red Sea · Euxinian
Translations (197)
sd ڪارو سمنڊ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · cdo Ŭ-hāi (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · oge ექსინო პონტოჲს ზღუა (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · xmf უჩა ზუღა (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · mdf Равжа иневедь (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ckb دەریای ڕەش (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · hi काला समुंदर (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · fa دریای گرجیان (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · pms Mar Nèir (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ne कृष्ण सागर (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · wa Noere Mer (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · oge ზღუა სპერისა (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · br Mor Du (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · vo Blägamel (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · lad Mar Preta (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · fa دریای گرز (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · bar Schwoazz Meea (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · eo Nigra Maro (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · alt Кара теҥис (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · xh Ulwandle olumnyama (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · aii ܝܵܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · gl Mar Negro (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ko 흑해 (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · si කම්ඵ මුහුද (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ilo Baybay Nangisit (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · hy Սեւ ծով (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · sw Bahari Nyeusi (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · xwo ᡍᠠᠷᠠ ᡐᡄᡊᡎᡄᠰ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · lo ທະເລດຳ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · lez Чӏулав гьуьл (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · gu કાળો સમુદ્ર (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · lbe Лухӏи хьхьири (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · si කළු මුහුද (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · hsb Čorne morjo (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · am ጥቁር ባሕር (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · lb Schwaarzt Mier (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · pl Morze Czarne (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ts Lwandle ra Ntima (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · kcg A̱dyundyung Kyai A̱sa̱khwot (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · es Mar Negro (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ml കരിങ്കടൽ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · fy Swarte See (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · cmn 黑海 (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · mt Baħar l-Iswed (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · oge ზღუაჲ პონტოჲსაჲ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · an Mar Negra (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · id Laut Hitam (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · kpv Сьӧд саридз (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · hu Fekete-tenger (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · inh ӏаьржа форд (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · grc Πόντος (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · mwl Mar Negro (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · de Schwarzes Meer (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · qu Yana hatun qucha (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · is Svartahaf (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · udm Сьӧд зарезь (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · lmo Mar Negher (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · bar Schwoazzes Meea (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · sn Bhahari Tema (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · stq Swotte See (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · scn Mari Nìguru (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · cs Černé moře (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · fi Mustameri (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · bn কৃষ্ণ সাগর (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · cv Хура тинӗс (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ba Ҡара диңгеҙ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · kaa Qara teńiz (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · km សមុទ្រខ្មៅ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · kn ಕಪ್ಪು ಸಮುದ್ರ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ka სპერის ზღვა (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · gv Mooir Ghoo (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · li Zwarte Zie (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · krc Къара тенгиз (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · pnt Μαύρον Θάλασσα (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ro Marea Neagră (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · fo Svartahavið (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · bg Че́рно море́ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · hak Vû-hói (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · tk Gara deňiz (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · cy Môr Du (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · kk Қара теңіз (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · el Μαύρη Θάλασσα (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · tt Кара диңгез (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · nl Zwarte Zee (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ar بَحْرُ نِيطَش (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ja 黒海 (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · oge ზღუაჲ სპერისაჲ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · non Svartahaf (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · mn Хар тэнгис (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · gd Am Muir Dubh (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · gag Kara deniz (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · mrj Шим тангыж (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · tab Кӏару гьюл (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · kmr Derya Reş (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · co Mari neru (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ms Laut Hitam (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ug قارا دېڭىز (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · gan 黑海 (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · hi काला सागर (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · sah Хара байҕал (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · mn ᠬᠠᠷᠠ ᠲᠡᠩᠭᠢᠰ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · war Itom nga Dagat (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ota بحر سیاه (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · bn কালা দরিয়া (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · izh Musta meri (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · et Must meri (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ga an Mhuir Dhubh (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · vec Mar Néro (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ota قره دڭز (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · uz Qora dengiz (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · mk Црно Море (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · mg Ranomasina Mainty (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · it Mar Nero (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · io Nigra Maro (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · la Pontus Euxinus (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · af Swartsee (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · sq Deti i Zi (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · peo Reconstruction:Old Persian/Axšainah Drayah (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · sk Čierne more (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · hi कृष्ण सागर (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ru Чёрное мо́ре (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · kab Ilel Aberkan (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · lt Juodoji jūra (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · pal 𐭮𐭩𐭠𐭡𐭭 (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · la Pontus (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · mhr Шем теҥыз (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · pnb کاݪا سمندر (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · nrf Néthe Mé (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · csb Czôrné Mòrze (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ka შავი ზღვა (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · kbd Хы Фӏыцӏэ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · kw Mor Du (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · grc Πόντος Εὔξεινος (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · vi Hắc Hải (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · xal Хар теңгс (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · tg Баҳри Сиёҳ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · uk Чо́рне мо́ре (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ban Segara Cemeng (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · hi काला समुद्र (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · tyv Кара далай (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · dsb Carne mórjo (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · tr Karadeniz (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ur بحیرہ اسود (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ast Mar Negru (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · tl Dagat Itim (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ta கருங்கடல் (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · da Sortehavet (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ar الْبَحْر الْأَسْوَد (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · sl Čŕno mórje (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · oge ზღუა პონტოსი (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · rom Kali Deryav (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ext Mari Negru (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · fa دریای سیاه (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ady Хы Шӏуцӏ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · yi שווארצער ים (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · el Εύξεινος Πόντος (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · so Badda Madow (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ca Mar Negra (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ky Кара деңиз (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · th ทะเลดำ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · te నల్ల సముద్రం (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · wuu 黑海 (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · an Mar Negro (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · sc Mare Nieddu (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · az Qara dəniz (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ab Амшын Еиқәа (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · os Сау денджыз (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · crh Qara deñiz (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ps تور سمندر (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · nv Tónteel diłhił (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · oc Mar Nêra (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · mr काळा समुद्र (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · vi Biển Đen (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · he הַיָּם הַשָּׁחֹר \ הים השחור (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · be Чо́рнае мо́ра (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · as কৃষ্ণ সাগৰ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · oc Mar Negra (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · oge ზღუაჲ იგი პონტოჲსაჲ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · jv Segara Ireng (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · fr mer Noire (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · pt Mar Negro (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · sh Црно море (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ce ӏаьржа хӏорд (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ka პონტოს ზღვა (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · no Svartehavet (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · pa ਕਾਲ਼ਾ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · lij Mâ Neigro (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · ia Mar Nigre (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · kbp Teŋgʊ Kɩkpɛdʊʊ (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · my ပင်လယ်နက် (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · alt Кара талай (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · sh Crno more (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · lv Melnā jūra (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · jam Blak Sii (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · sv Svarta havet (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · eu Itsaso Beltza (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) · grc Πόντος Ἄξεινος (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor)