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belarusian

/ˌbɛləˈɹuːsi.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
be-laru-sian
IPA
/ˌbɛləˈɹuːsi.ən/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people.

noun

The Slavic language spoken in Belarus (formerly called White Ruthenia or White Russia).

Uncountable

noun

A citizen of Belarus.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Slavic *bělъ Old East Slavic бѣлъ (bělŭ) Proto-Finnic *rooccibor. Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ) Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь (Běla Rusĭ)bor. Belarusian Бе́лая Русь (Bjélaja Rusʹ)der. Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ)bor. English Belarus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Belarusian From Belarus + -ian.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Belarusan (alternative, literary) Belorussian (alternative, obsolete) Belarussian (alternative, obsolete) Byelorussian (alternative, obsolete) Bielorussian (alternative, obsolete) Belarusians (plural)

Derived Forms

Belarusianness

Phrases

White Rus White Ruthenia White Russia Wiktionary’s coverage of Belarusian terms

Frequently Paired Words

Belarus White Rus White Ruthenia White Russia Wiktionary’s coverage of Belarusian terms

Synonyms

Belarusan Belorussian Belarussian Byelorussian Bielorussian White Ruthenian White Russian belarusian language byelorussian language white russian language

Rhymes With

russian concussion percussion prussian solution distribution resolution constitution revolution evolution institution contribution

Questions

How do you pronounce belarusian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɛləˈɹuːsi.ən/.
What does belarusian mean?
Of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people.
Where does belarusian come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Slavic *bělъ Old East Slavic бѣлъ (bělŭ) Proto-Finnic *rooccibor. Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ) Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь (Běla Rusĭ)bor. Belarusian Бе́лая Русь (Bjélaja Rusʹ)der. Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ)bor. English Belarus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Belarusian From Belarus + -ian.

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