Belarus
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Belarus' (rare)
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”) + -a- (connecting morpheme) + Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ, “Ruthenia”); The stem bel- is cognate with Balt- (Baltic), from Lithuanian baltas (“white”). Compare Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ), Russian Белару́сь (Belarúsʹ), Белору́ссия (Belorússija).
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɛləɹuːs/, /ˌbɛ.ləˈɹuːs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌbɛ.ləˈɹus/, /ˈbɛ.lɑ.ɹus/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (US) (file)
Proper nounEdit
Belarus
- A country in Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Рэспу́бліка Белару́сь (Respúblika Bjelarúsʹ)).
SynonymsEdit
- Belorussia (nonstandard or historical)
- Bielorussia (nonstandard or historical)
- Byelorussia (obsolete)
- White Russia (archaic)
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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See alsoEdit
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
AnagramsEdit
AzerbaijaniEdit
Proper nounEdit
Belarus
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Belarus | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | Belarus |
Belaruslar | ||||||
definite accusative | Belarusı |
Belarusları | ||||||
dative | Belarusa |
Belaruslara | ||||||
locative | Belarusda |
Belaruslarda | ||||||
ablative | Belarusdan |
Belaruslardan | ||||||
definite genitive | Belarusın |
Belarusların |
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ).
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ˌbeː.laːˈrus/, /ˌbeː.laːˈrys/, /ˌbeː.laːˈrʏs/, /ˌbɛː.laːˈrus/, /ˌbɛː.laːˈrys/, /ˌbɛː.laːˈrʏs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Be‧la‧rus
Proper nounEdit
Belarus n
- Belarus (a country in Europe)
- Synonyms: Wit-Rusland, (rare) Belaroes, (obsolete) Wit-Roethenië
Usage notesEdit
- As designation for the country of Belarus, the term was popularised by the mainstream media and official websites following the 2020 Belarusian protests, partially displacing the older Wit-Rusland.
NounEdit
Belarus m (plural Belarussen, diminutive Belarusje n, feminine Belarussische)
- Belarusian (male or of unspecified gender)
- Synonym: Wit-Rus
Usage notesEdit
- As designation for an inhabitant of Belarus, the term was popularised by the mainstream media and official websites following the 2020 Belarusian protests, partially displacing the older Wit-Rus.
NounEdit
Belarus m (plural Belarussen, diminutive Belarusje n)
- A make of tractor, named for Belarus
- 1964 October 17, Nieuwsblad van het Noorden[1] (advertisement), Groningen, page 21:
- Wij staan op de Landbouwtentoonstelling te Zuidlaren met Belarus traktoren. Voor de laagst denkbare prijs in Nederland
- We will be present at the Agricultural Exhibition in Zuidlaren with Belarus tractors. At the lowest price imaginable in the Netherlands
Derived termsEdit
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Belarus n (proper noun, genitive Belarus' or (with an article) Belarus)
- (officialese) Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)
- Synonyms: Weißrussland, (obsolete) Weißruthenien, (East Germany) Belorußland
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “Belarus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Weißrussland on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
IndonesianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Internationalism, from Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ), historical Бе́лая Русь (Bjélaja Rusʹ, “White Ruthenia or White Rus”), from Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь (Běla Rusĭ, “White Ruthenia or White Rus”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Bélarus
- Belarus: A country in Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Рэспу́бліка Белару́сь (Respúblika Bjelarúsʹ)).
AdjectiveEdit
Bélarus
See alsoEdit
- (countries of Europe) negara-negara di Eropa; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belanda, Belarus, Belgia, Bosnia dan Herzegovina, Britania Raya, Bulgaria, Ceko, Denmark, Estonia, Finlandia, Georgia, Hongaria, Irlandia, Islandia, Italia, Jerman, Kazakhstan, Kroasia, Latvia, Listenstaina, Lituania, Luksemburg, Makedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Norwegia, Perancis, Polandia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San Marino, Serbia, Siprus, Slovenia, Slowakia, Spanyol, Swedia, Swiss, Turki, Ukraina, Yunani, Vatikan
Further readingEdit
- “Belarus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
MalteseEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Belarus m
- Belarus (a country in Europe)
- Synonym: Belarussja
PortugueseEdit
Proper nounEdit
Belarus f
- Belarus (a country in eastern Europe)
- Synonym: Bielorrússia
SwedishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Belarus n (genitive Belarus)
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
TagalogEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English Belarus or Spanish Belarús.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Belarús
UzbekEdit
Other scripts | |
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Cyrillic | Беларусь |
Latin | Belarus |
Perso-Arabic |
EtymologyEdit
From Russian Белару́сь (Belarúsʹ), from Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Belarus
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Belarus | Belaruslar |
genitive | Belarusning | Belaruslarning |
dative | Belarusga | Belaruslarga |
definite accusative | Belarusni | Belaruslarni |
locative | Belarusda | Belaruslarda |
ablative | Belarusdan | Belaruslardan |
SynonymsEdit
- Belorussiya (obsolete or historical)