Belarusian

== English == === Alternative forms === Belorussian, Belarussian, Byelorussian, Bielorussian (obsolete and deprecated) Belarusan (academic) === Etymology === From Belarus +‎ -ian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbɛləˈɹuːsi.ən/, /ˌbɛləˈɹʌʃən/, /ˌbɛləˈɹuːʃən/, /ˌbɛləˈɹuːʒən/, /ˌbjɛləˈ-/ Rhymes: -ʌʃən, -uːʃən, -uːʒən, -uːsiən === Adjective === Belarusian (not comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people. ==== Derived terms ==== Belarusianness ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Belarusian (countable and uncountable, plural Belarusians) (uncountable) The Slavic language spoken in Belarus (formerly called White Ruthenia or White Russia). (countable) A citizen of Belarus. ==== Synonyms ==== Belorussian (deprecated) Belarussian (deprecated) Byelorussian (deprecated) Bielorussian (deprecated) Belarusan (academic) White Russian (literal translation of the Slavic) White Ruthenian ==== Related terms ==== Belarus White Russia White Ruthenia ==== Translations ==== === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Belarusian terms Appendix:Belarusian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Belarusian === Further reading === Belarusian language at Encyclopædia Britannica Belarusian, oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com ISO 639-1 code be, ISO 639-3 code bel (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Belarusian, bel ⁠ “Belarusian”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “Belarusian, Belarusan, Belarussian, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.