Запорожие

Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɐpoˈrɔʒiɛ]

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Proper noun

Запоро́жие • (Zaporóžie)

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

Alternative forms

• Запори́жя (Zaporížja) — Ukrainian pronunciation

Related terms

• праг (prag, “threshold”) (cognate with the root of the East Slavic word)