Polish edit

 
Rosja

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian Росси́я (Rossíja), from Byzantine Greek Ῥωσία (Rhōsía), from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ), possibly from Finnish Ruotsi (Sweden), from Old Norse Róðrsland (the land of rowing), older name of Roslagen, where the Finns and Swedes first met.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔs.ja/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔsja
  • Syllabification: Ros‧ja

Proper noun edit

Rosja f

  1. Russia (The largest country in the world, a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

adjective
nouns

Further reading edit

  • Rosja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Rosja in Polish dictionaries at PWN