великорусский

Russian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vʲɪlʲɪkɐˈrusːkʲɪj]

Adjective

великору́сский • (velikorússkij) (no comparative)

  1. (historical) Great Russian (of or pertaining to Great Russians, the language of Great Russia, as opposed to Little Russia, White Russia, etc.)
    Synonym: (regular modern term) ру́сский (rússkij)

Usage notes

  • The term in modern context is now considered by many chauvinist towards people of Ukraine and Belarus.

Declension