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