Belarusian
proper noun
- East Slavic language
- person from Belarus
adjective
- from or related to Belarus
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌbɛləˈɹuːsi.ən/ / /ˌbɛləˈɹʌʃən/ / /ˌbɛləˈɹuːʃən/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Slavic *bělъ Old East Slavic бѣлъ (bělŭ)der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *rōþruz? Old East Norse *rōþs-bor. Proto-Finnic *rooccibor. Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ)der. Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь (Běla Rusĭ)bor. Belarusian Бе́лая Русь (Bjélaja Rusʹ)der. Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ)bor. English Belarus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Belarusian From Belarus + -ian.
- Of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people.
“Polish MPs have approved a new measure which authorizes agents on the Belarusian border to fire live ammunition at migrants, for "self-defense" or in a "preventive manner."”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Slavic *bělъ Old East Slavic бѣлъ (bělŭ)der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *rōþruz? Old East Norse *rōþs-bor. Proto-Finnic *rooccibor. Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ)der. Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь (Běla Rusĭ)bor. Belarusian Бе́лая Русь (Bjélaja Rusʹ)der. Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ)bor. English Belarus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Belarusian From Belarus + -ian.
- The Slavic language spoken in Belarus (formerly called White Ruthenia or White Russia).
- A citizen of Belarus.