Великороссия

Russian

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek Μεγάλη Ῥωσσίᾱ (Megálē Rhōssíā), attested since 1347. This term was coined by the Patriarch of Constantinople to differentiate it from "Little Russia" (Μικρὰ Ῥωσσίᾱ). Can be analysed as вели́кий (velíkij, “greater”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ Ро́ссия (Róssija, “Rus, Russia”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲɪlʲɪkɐˈrosʲːɪjə]

Proper noun

Великоро́ссия • (Velikoróssija) f inan (genitive Великоро́ссии, relational adjective великоросси́йский)

1. (historical) Great Russia (the territories of "Russia proper", the land that formed the core of Muscovy and, later, Russia)

   Synonym: Вели́кая Русь (Velíkaja Rusʹ)

Declension

Declension of Великоро́ссия (inan sg-only fem-form i-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Великоро́ссия Velikoróssija
genitive	Великоро́ссии Velikoróssii
dative	Великоро́ссии Velikoróssii
accusative	Великоро́ссию Velikoróssiju
instrumental	Великоро́ссией, Великоро́ссиею Velikoróssijej, Velikoróssijeju
prepositional	Великоро́ссии Velikoróssii