baltkrievs

From balts (“white”) +‎ krievs (“Russian”), following the model of other common denominations for this people; cf. English White Russian, German Weißrussisch, Russian белорусский (belorusskij) (< белый (belyj, “white”) + русский (russkij, “Russian”)).

• IPA^(key): [baltkɾìews]

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baltkrievs m (1st declension, feminine form: baltkrieviete)

1. a Belarusian, a Belarusian man, a man from Belarus

   sarunāties ar baltkrievu ― to talk with a Belarusian

   Latvijas baltkrievi ir otrā lielākā mazākumtautība pēc Latvijas krieviem ― Latvia's Belorusians are the second largest minority people (in Latvia), after Latvia's Russians

2. (genitive plural) Belarusian, pertaining to Belarus and its people

   baltkrievu valoda ― the Belarusian language

   baltkrievu kultūra ― Belarusian culture

• Baltkrievija
• baltkrievisks
• baltkrievu valoda