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Hvítarussland

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From hvíta (white) +‎ Russland (Russia), a calque of Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ). Cognate with Danish Hviderusland, Faroese Hvítarussland, Swedish Vitryssland, Norwegian Bokmål Hviterussland, Norwegian Nynorsk Kviterussland, Icelandic Hvíta-Rússland, German Weißrussland, Dutch Wit-Rusland, Afrikaans Wit-Rusland, English White Russia, Limburgish Wit-Rusland, Alemannic German Wiissrussland, among others.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkvʊitaˌrʊsland]

Proper noun

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Hvítarussland n

  1. Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Hvítarussland
accusative Hvítarussland
dative Hvítarusslandi
genitive Hvítarusslands