Hvítarussland

See also: Hvíta-Rússland

Faroese

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): [ˈkvʊitaˌrʊsland]

Proper noun

Hvítarussland n

  1. Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)

Declension
n8 -land Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Hvítarussland
Accusative
Dative Hvítarusslandi
Genitive Hvítarusslands
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