Wit-Rusland
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch Wit-Rusland, equivalent to native wit + Rusland.
Proper noun
Wit-Rusland
- Belarus (a country in Europe)
Dutch
Etymology
From wit (“white”) + Rusland (“Russia”), a calque of Russian Белору́ссия (Belorússija). Cognate with German Weißrussland, English White Russia, Faroese Hvítarussland, Swedish Vitryssland among others.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʋɪtˈrʏs.lɑnt/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: Wit-Rus‧land
Proper noun
Wit-Rusland n
- Belarus (a country in Europe)
- Synonyms: Belarus, (rare) Belaroes
Usage notes
- Following the 2020 Belarusian protests, there has been a shift in the mainstream media and official websites towards the use of the name Belarus.
Related terms
- Wit-Rus
- Wit-Russisch
Descendants
- → Afrikaans: Wit-Rusland