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Faroese
Etymology
From hvíta (“white”) + Russland (“Russia”), a calque of Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ). 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
Hvítarussland n
- Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)
Declension
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singular
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| nominative
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Hvítarussland
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| accusative
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Hvítarussland
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| dative
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Hvítarusslandi
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| genitive
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Hvítarusslands
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