Запорожие

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Ruthenian Запорожие (Zaporožie), formed as за- (za-, “forward”) +‎ Ukrainian пороги (porohy, “rapids”) +‎ -ие (-ie).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zəpoˈrɔʒiɛ]

Proper noun

Запоро́жие • (Zaporóžie)

  1. Zaporizhia (city in central Ukraine, formal center of the Zaporozhian Sech)
  2. Zaporizhia region

Alternative names
  • Запори́жя (Zaporížja) (Ukrainian pronunciation)
  • праг (prag, “treshold”) (cognate with the root of the East Slavic word)
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