Hvíta-Rússland

See also: Hvítarussland

Icelandic

Etymology

From hvítur (“white”) +‎ Rússland (“Russia”), a calque of the Slavic name. Cognate with Danish Hviderusland, Faroese Hvítarussland, Swedish Vitryssland, Norwegian Bokmål Hviterussland, Norwegian Nynorsk Kviterussland, Icelandic Hvíta-Rússland, German Weißrussland, Dutch Wit-Rusland, Afrikaans Wit-Rusland, English White Russia, Limburgish Wit-Rusland, Alemannic German Wiissrussland, among others.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxʷiːtaˌrus(ː)(t)lant/

Proper noun

Hvíta-Rússland n

1. Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)

Declension

declension of Hvíta-Rússland

n-s	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Hvíta-Rússland
accusative	Hvíta-Rússland
dative	Hvíta-Rússlandi
genitive	Hvíta-Rússlands