Weißrussland
See also: Weißrußland and Weissrussland
German
editAlternative forms
edit- Weissrussland (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, often also Luxembourg, South Tyrol)
- Weißrußland (elsewhere until 1996)
Etymology
editFrom weiß (“white”) + Russland (“Russia”), a calque of Russian Белору́ссия (Belorússija). Cognate with Dutch Wit-Rusland, Afrikaans Wit-Rusland, German Low German Wittrussland, Alemannic German Wiissrussland, English White Russia, Danish Hviderusland, Faroese Hvítarussland, Swedish Vitryssland, Norwegian Bokmål Hviterussland, Norwegian Nynorsk Kviterussland, Icelandic Hvíta-Rússland, Limburgish Wit-Rusland, among others.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯sˌʁʊslant/
Audio: (file)
- IPA(key): /ˌvaɪ̯sˈʁʊslant/ (less common)
- Hyphenation: Weiß‧russ‧land
Proper noun
editWeißrussland n (proper noun, genitive Weißrusslands or (optionally with an article) Weißrussland)
- Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)
- Synonym: (obsolete) Weißruthenien
Declension
editDeclension of Weißrussland [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Synonyms
edit- Belarus (diplomatic, officialese)
- Belarussland (uncommon)
- Belorußland, Belorussland (obsolete, former GDR)
Related terms
editSee also
edit- (countries of Europe) Staaten Europas; Albanien, Andorra, Belgien, Belarus, Bosnien und Herzegowina, Bulgarien, Deutschland, Dänemark, Estland, Finnland, Frankreich, Griechenland, Irland, Island, Italien, Kroatien, Lettland, Liechtenstein, Litauen, Luxemburg, Malta, Moldau, Monaco, Montenegro, Nordmazedonien, Norwegen, Niederlande, Österreich, Polen, Portugal, Rumänien, Russland, San Marino, Schweden, Schweiz, Serbien, Slowakei, Slowenien, Spanien, Tschechien, Ukraine, Ungarn, Vereinigtes Königreich, Vatikanstadt, Weißrußland/Weißrussland, Zypern (Category: de:Countries in Europe)
References
edit- “Weißrussland” in Duden online
- “Weißrussland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Weißrussland on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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