Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian Великоруссы (Velikorussy), from велико- (veliko-) +‎ Русь (Rusʹ), from великий (velichii, great), from Proto-Slavic *velikъ (great).

Noun

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velicorus m (plural velicoruși)

  1. (historical) Great Russian

Declension

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