Ruthenian

See also: ruthenian

English

Etymology

Ruthenia +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːniən

Noun

Ruthenian (plural Ruthenians)

1. A native or inhabitant of Ruthenia; a Ukrainian, a Belarusian, usually in a historical context.

Translations

A person from the Rus people

• Polish: Rusin (pl) m (plural "Ruś"), Rusnak m (archaic), Ruśniak m (archaic), Rusak m (obsolete)

A Ruthenian person from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Proper noun

Ruthenian

1. Any of various languages historically spoken in Ruthenia; West Russian, also known as Old Ukrainian, Old Belarusian and Rusian, any Old East Slavic descendant, which is different from Russian, Great Russian or "East Russian"

Translations

West Russian descendant of Old East Slavic - generic

• Belarusian: заходнеру́скі (zaxodnjerúski), рутэ́нскі (ruténski) (exonym)
• French: ruthènien
• German: Ruthenisch n
• Old Church Slavonic:

  Cyrillic: западьнорусьскъ (zapadĭnorusĭskŭ)

• Russian: западнору́сский (ru) (zapadnorússkij), руте́нский (ruténskij) (exonym)
• Ukrainian: західнору́ський (zaxidnorúsʹkyj), руте́нський (ruténsʹkyj) (exonym)

West Russian descendant of Old East Slavic - specific to Old Ukrainian

• Belarusian: стараўкраі́нскі (staraŭkraínski), старажытнаўкраі́нскі (staražytnaŭkraínski)
• Russian: древнеукраи́нский (drevneukraínskij)
• Ukrainian: давньоукраї́нський (davnʹoukrajínsʹkyj)

West Russian descendant of Old East Slavic - specific to Old Belarusian

• Belarusian: старабелару́скі (starabjelarúski), старажытнабелару́скі (staražytnabjelarúski)
• Russian: древнебелору́сский (drevnebelorússkij)
• Ukrainian: давньобілору́ський (davnʹobilorúsʹkyj)

Old East Slavic — see Old East Slavic

related to the Rus (people) or from or related to the medieval state of Kievan Rus — see Rusian

Adjective

Ruthenian (comparative more Ruthenian, superlative most Ruthenian)

1. Of or related to Ruthenia.

Synonyms

• Ruthene
• Ruthenic
• Old Ukrainian
• Old Belarusian

Translations

of or related to Ruthenia

• Belarusian: заходнеру́скі (zaxodnjerúski), рутэ́нскі (ruténski) (exonym)
• Catalan: rutè
• French: ruthènien
• German: ruthenisch
• Italian: ruteno
• Old Church Slavonic:

  Cyrillic: западьнорусьскъ (zapadĭnorusĭskŭ)

• Russian: западнору́сский (ru) (zapadnorússkij), руте́нский (ruténskij)
• Spanish: ruteno
• Ukrainian: західнору́ський (zaxidnorúsʹkyj), руте́нський (ruténsʹkyj) (exonym)

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