Желтороссия
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Russian
Etymology
жёлтый (žóltyj, “yellow”) + -о- (-o-) + Росси́я (Rossíja, “Russia”). The original Russian term was first used in 1905 by a journalist, Ilya Levitov, during the Russo-Japanese War.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Желторо́ссия • (Želtoróssija) f inan (genitive Желторо́ссии, nominative plural Желторо́ссии, genitive plural Желторо́ссий)
- (historical) "Zheltorossiya" or "Yellow Russia", a historical plan in the Russian Empire to colonise northern China.
Declension
Declension of Желторо́ссия (inan fem-form i-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Желторо́ссия Želtoróssija |
Желторо́ссии Želtoróssii |
| genitive | Желторо́ссии Želtoróssii |
Желторо́ссий Želtoróssij |
| dative | Желторо́ссии Želtoróssii |
Желторо́ссиям Želtoróssijam |
| accusative | Желторо́ссию Želtoróssiju |
Желторо́ссии Želtoróssii |
| instrumental | Желторо́ссией, Желторо́ссиею Želtoróssijej, Želtoróssijeju |
Желторо́ссиями Želtoróssijami |
| prepositional | Желторо́ссии Želtoróssii |
Желторо́ссиях Želtoróssijax |