Великороссия
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Russian
Etymology
Calque of Ancient Greek Μεγάλη Ῥωσσίᾱ (Megálē Rhōssíā), attested since 1347. This term was coined by the Patriarch of Constantinople to differentiate it from "Little Russia" (Μικρὰ Ῥωσσίᾱ). Can be analysed as вели́кий (velíkij, “greater”) + -о- (-o-) + Ро́ссия (Róssija, “Rus, Russia”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Великоро́ссия • (Velikoróssija) f inan (genitive Великоро́ссии, relational adjective великоросси́йский)
- (historical) Great Russia (the territories of "Russia proper", the land that formed the core of Muscovy and, later, Russia)
- Synonym: Вели́кая Русь (Velíkaja Rusʹ)
Declension
Declension of Великоро́ссия (inan sg-only fem-form i-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Великоро́ссия Velikoróssija |
| genitive | Великоро́ссии Velikoróssii |
| dative | Великоро́ссии Velikoróssii |
| accusative | Великоро́ссию Velikoróssiju |
| instrumental | Великоро́ссией, Великоро́ссиею Velikoróssijej, Velikoróssijeju |
| prepositional | Великоро́ссии Velikoróssii |
Coordinate terms
- Белору́ссия (Belorússija, “White Russia, Belarus”)
- Малоро́ссия (Maloróssija, “Little Russia, Ukraine under Tsarist rule”)
Related terms
- великоруссы (velikorussy)