Воронеж
Russian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic Воронажь (Voronažĭ), Воронѧжь (Voronęžĭ), Воронежь (Voronežĭ). Fasmer connects with вороно́й (voronój, “black”) and compares with Воронега (Voronega), a river flowing into the Lake Ladoga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vɐˈronʲɪʂ]
Proper noun
Воро́неж • (Vorónež) m inan (genitive Воро́нежа)
Declension
Declension of Воро́неж (inan sg-only masc-form sibilant-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Воро́неж Vorónež |
| genitive | Воро́нежа Voróneža |
| dative | Воро́нежу Vorónežu |
| accusative | Воро́неж Vorónež |
| instrumental | Воро́нежем Vorónežem |
| prepositional | Воро́неже Voróneže |
Related terms
- воронежец (voronežec)
- воронежский (voronežskij)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964), “Воронеж”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume I, translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress, page 353
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