Ruthenian
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See also: ruthenian
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -iːniən
Noun[edit]
Ruthenian (plural Ruthenians)
- A native or inhabitant of Ruthenia; a Ukrainian, a Belarusian, usually in a historical context.
Translations[edit]
A person from the Rus people
A Ruthenian person from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Proper noun[edit]
Ruthenian
- 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[edit]
West Russian descendant of Old East Slavic - generic
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West Russian descendant of Old East Slavic - specific to Old Ukrainian
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West Russian descendant of Old East Slavic - specific to Old Belarusian
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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[edit]
Ruthenian (comparative more Ruthenian, superlative most Ruthenian)
- Of or related to Ruthenia.