Запоріжжя

Ukrainian

Etymology

Morphologically за- (za-, postessive prefix) + порі́г- (poríh-, stem of accusative поро́ги m inan pl (poróhy, the Rapids)) + -жя n inan sg (-žja, suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐpoˈrʲiʒʲːɐ]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Запорі́жжя • (Zaporížžja) n inan (genitive Запорі́жжя, uncountable, relational adjective запорі́зький or запоро́зький)

  1. Zaporizhzhia (historical region)
  2. Zaporizhzhia (a city, the administrative center of the Zaporizhzhia Region, in southeastern Ukraine)
  3. (colloquial) short for Запорі́зька о́бласть f inan sg (Zaporízʹka óblastʹ, Zaporizhzhia Region).

Declension

Descendants

  • Chinese: 扎波里日亞 (Zhɑ̄bōlǐrìyà) (transliteration)
  • English: Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhya
  • English: Zaporizhia
  • French: Zaporijia, Zaporijjia
  • Portuguese: Zaporíjia
  • Turkish: Zaporija

References

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