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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic Воронажь (Voronažĭ), Воронѧжь (Voronęžĭ), Воронежь (Voronežĭ). Vasmer connects with вороно́й (voronój, black) and compares with Воронега (Voronega), a river flowing into Lake Ladoga.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [vɐˈronʲɪʂ]
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Proper noun edit

Воро́неж (Vorónežm inan (genitive Воро́нежа, relational adjective воро́нежский)

  1. Voronezh (an oblast of Russia)
  2. Voronezh (a city, the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast, Russia)
    бомби́ть Воро́неж (idiom, neologism, politics)bombítʹ Vorónežto harm oneself more when trying to harm the other party, e.g. with countersanctions (literally, “to bomb Voronezh”)
  3. Voronezh (a left tributary of the Don in Tambov, Lipetsk and Voronezh Oblasts, Russia)

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References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “Воронеж”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress