Belarusian
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Belorussian, Belarussian, Byelorussian, Bielorussian (obsolete and deprecated)
- Belarusan (academic)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˌbɛləˈɹuːsi.ən/, /ˌbɛləˈɹʌʃən/, /ˌbɛləˈɹuːʃən/, /ˌbɛləˈɹuːʒən/
- Rhymes: -ʌʃən, -uːʃən, -uːsiən
Adjective[edit]
Belarusian (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
pertaining to Belarus
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Noun[edit]
Belarusian (countable and uncountable, plural Belarusians)
- (uncountable) The Slavic language spoken in Belarus (formerly called White Ruthenia or White Russia).
- (countable) A citizen of Belarus.
Synonyms[edit]
- Belorussian (deprecated)
- Belarussian (deprecated)
- Byelorussian (deprecated)
- Bielorussian (deprecated)
- Belarusan (academic)
- White Russian (literal translation of the Slavic)
- White Ruthenian
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
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language
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Translations to be checked
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See also[edit]
- Appendix:Belarusian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Belarusian
Further reading[edit]
- Belarusian language at Encyclopædia Britannica
- Belarusian, oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com
- ISO 639-1 code be, ISO 639-3 code bel (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Belarusian, bel
- “Belarusian”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Belarusian, Belarusan, Belarussian, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian at Google Ngram Viewer
Categories:
- English terms suffixed with -ian
- English 5-syllable words
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ʌʃən
- Rhymes:English/uːʃən
- Rhymes:English/uːʃən/4 syllables
- Rhymes:English/uːsiən
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Nationalities