Vitryssland

== Swedish == === Etymology === From vit (“white”) +‎ Ryssland (“Russia”), a calque of Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ). Cognate with Danish Hviderusland, Faroese Hvítarussland, 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): /ˈviːtˌrʏsland/ === Proper noun === Vitryssland n (genitive Vitrysslands) Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe) ==== Synonyms ==== Belarus ==== Related terms ==== vitrysk vitryska vitryss === References === “Vitryssland”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH