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-Rúsʹ) f inan (genitive Украї́ни-Ру́сі or Украї́ни-Русі́ or Украї́ни-Ру́си or Украї́ни-Руси́, uncountable)
- "Ukraine-Rus'", lands inhabited by ethnic Ukrainians and Rusyns.
- (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
| 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 |
Synonyms
- Русь-Украї́на (Rusʹ-Ukrajína)