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)
- Zaporizhia (city in central Ukraine, formal center of the Zaporozhian Sech)
- Zaporizhia region
Alternative names
- Запори́жя (Zaporížja) (Ukrainian pronunciation)
Related terms
- праг (prag, “treshold”) (cognate with the root of the East Slavic word)