Weißrussland
See also: Weißrußland and Weissrussland
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Weissrussland (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, often also Luxembourg, South Tyrol)
- Weißrußland (elsewhere until 1996)
Etymology edit
From weiß (“white”) + Russland (“Russia”), a calque of Russian Белору́ссия (Belorússija). Cognate with Dutch Wit-Rusland, Afrikaans Wit-Rusland, German Low German Wittrussland, Alemannic German Wiissrussland, English White Russia, Danish Hviderusland, Faroese Hvítarussland, Swedish Vitryssland, Norwegian Bokmål Hviterussland, Norwegian Nynorsk Kviterussland, Icelandic Hvíta-Rússland, Limburgish Wit-Rusland, among others.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯sˌʁʊslant/
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- IPA(key): /ˌvaɪ̯sˈʁʊslant/ (less common)
- Hyphenation: Weiß‧russ‧land
Proper noun edit
Weißrussland n (proper noun, genitive Weißrusslands or (optionally with an article) Weißrussland)
- Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)
- Synonym: (obsolete) Weißruthenien
Declension edit
Declension of Weißrussland [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Synonyms edit
- Belarus (diplomatic, officialese)
- Belarussland (uncommon)
- Belorußland, Belorussland (obsolete, former GDR)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “Weißrussland” in Duden online
- “Weißrussland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Weißrussland on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de