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Rosja

Etymology

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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

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

Proper noun

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Rosja f

  1. Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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