Ruthenian

Ruthenian

See also: ruthenian

English

Etymology

Ruthenia +‎ -an

Noun

Ruthenian (plural Ruthenians)

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

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 descendent, which is different from Russian or "East Russian"

Translations

West Russian descendent of Old East Slavic - generic

Russian: руте́нский (ruténskij), западнору́сский (zapadnorússkij)

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

Russian: древнеукраи́нский (drevneukraínskij) Ukrainian: давньоукраї́нський (davnʹoukrajínsʹkyj)

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

Belarusian: старабелару́скі (starabjelarúski), старажытнабелару́скі (staražytnabjelarúski)

Russian: древнебелору́сский (drevnebelorússkij)

Adjective

Ruthenian (comparative more Ruthenian, superlative most Ruthenian)

1. Of or related to Ruthenia.

Translations

of or related to Ruthenia

Belarusian: захаднару́скі (zaxadnarúski) Old Church Slavonic: Cyrillic: ꙁападьнороусьскъ (zapadĭnorusĭskŭ)

Russian: западнору́сский (zapadnorússkij), руте́нский (ruténskij) Ukrainian: західнору́ський (zaxidnorúsʹkyj)

Synonyms

• Ruthene
• Ruthenic
• Old Ukrainian
• Old Belarusian

Anagrams

• Hunterian, hunterian