Ruthenia en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ɹuːˈθiː.ni.ə/
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Etymology
Related to Ruthene, Ruthenian, Ruthenic, from Medieval Latin Rutheni, Ruteni, related to Russi, Ruzi as Prutheni, Pruteni is to Prussi, Pruzi (“Prussians”). Compare Rus, Russ, from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ), compare Byzantine Greek Ῥῶς (Rhôs).
Meanings
- The territory between Central and Eastern Europe inhabited by Rusyns, on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in parts of Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia.
- (historical) Lands inhabited by Ukrainians (Ruthenians) of the former Austrian Empire kingdom of Galicia (1772–1918), corresponding to parts of Western Ukraine.
- (historical) Western portions of East Slavic lands, including the principalities of Galicia-Volhynia and Kyiv, which united with Lithuania and Poland (14th c–1772), corresponding to what is now Ukraine and Belarus.
- (historical) Rus, an East Slavic medieval state (880–12th c), corresponding to what is now Ukraine and Belarus, as well as western Russia.
Deriveds
Relateds
White Ruthenia · ruthenium · Russia · Rus
Synonyms
Galicia-Volhynia · Kievan Rus · Subcarpathian Rus · Red Ruthenia · Kievan Russia · Carpathian Ruthenia · Zakarpattia · Carpatho-Ukraine
Translations (32)
cs Rus (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · cmn 羅塞尼亞 /罗塞尼亚 (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · ru Руте́ния (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · la Rūthēnia (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · uk Руте́нія (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · pl Ruś (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · it Rutenia (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · de Ruthenien (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · cu Русь (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · ca Rutènia (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · bg Руте́ния (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · fr Ruthénie (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · bg Рус (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · ko 루테니아 (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · ga an Rúitéin (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · sk Rus (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · es Rutenia (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · pt Ruténia (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · cu Ⱃⱆⱄⱐ (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · uk Русь (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · mr रुथेनिया (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · el Ρουθηνία (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · fa ارس (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · be Русь (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · ja ルテニア (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · ro Rutenia (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · hy Ռուտենիա (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · be Рутэ́нія (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · la Russia (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · ru Русь (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · pt Rutênia (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus) · orv Русь (alternative name of Rus — see also Rus)