Hvíta-Rússland

See also: Hvítarussland

Icelandic

Etymology

From hvítur (“white”) +‎ Rússland (“Russia”), a calque of the Slavic name. 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): /ˈxʷiːtaˌrus(ː)(t)lant/

Proper noun

Hvíta-Rússland n (proper noun, genitive singular Hvíta-Rússlands)

  1. Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)

Declension

Declension of Hvíta-Rússland (sg-only neuter)
indefinite singular
nominative Hvíta-Rússland
accusative Hvíta-Rússland
dative Hvíta-Rússlandi
genitive Hvíta-Rússlands
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