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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
- IPA(key): /ˈxʷiːtaˌrus(ː)(t)lant/
Proper noun
Hvíta-Rússland n
- Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)
Declension