Hvítarussland

See also: Hvíta-Rússland

Faroese

Etymology

From hvíta (“white”) +‎ Russland (“Russia”), a calque of Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ). 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): [ˈkvʊitaˌrʊsland]

Proper noun

Hvítarussland n

1. Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)

Declension

n8 -land	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Hvítarussland
Accusative
Dative	Hvítarusslandi
Genitive	Hvítarusslands