Україна-Русь

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Украї́на (Ukrajína) +‎ Русь (Rusʹ). First attested by Paulin Święcicki in 1886, then popularized by the historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky in his 1898 work "History of Ukraine-Rusʹ" (Історія України-Руси).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Украї́на-Ру́сь (Ukrajína-Rúsʹf inan (genitive Украї́ни-Ру́сі or Украї́ни-Русі́ or Украї́ни-Ру́си or Украї́ни-Руси́, uncountable)

  1. "Ukraine-Rus'", lands inhabited by ethnic Ukrainians and Rusyns.
  2. (dated, endearing, nationalist usage) Ukraine, as the claimed modern successor of Kyivan Rus

Usage notes

This term is used by Ukrainian nationalists to claim that their country is the rightful successor of Kyivan Rus instead of Russia.

Declension

Declension of Украї́на-Ру́сь
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
singular
nominative Украї́на-Ру́сь
Ukrajína-Rúsʹ
genitive Украї́ни-Ру́сі, Украї́ни-Русі́, Украї́ни-Ру́си, Украї́ни-Руси́
Ukrajíny-Rúsi, Ukrajíny-Rusí, Ukrajíny-Rúsy, Ukrajíny-Rusý
dative Украї́ні-Ру́сі, Украї́ні-Русі́
Ukrajíni-Rúsi, Ukrajíni-Rusí
accusative Украї́ну-Ру́сь
Ukrajínu-Rúsʹ
instrumental Украї́ною-Ру́ссю
Ukrajínoju-Rússju
locative Украї́ні-Русі́
Ukrajíni-Rusí
vocative Украї́но-Ру́се
Ukrajíno-Rúse

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