Weißrussland

== German == === Alternative forms === Weissrussland (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, often also Luxembourg, South Tyrol) Weißrußland (elsewhere until 1996) === Etymology === From weiß (“white”) +‎ Russland (“Russia”), a calque of Russian Белору́ссия (Belorússija). Cognate with Dutch Wit-Rusland, Afrikaans Wit-Rusland, German Low German Wittrussland, Alemannic German Wiissrussland, English White Russia, Danish Hviderusland, Faroese Hvítarussland, Swedish Vitryssland, Norwegian Bokmål Hviterussland, Norwegian Nynorsk Kviterussland, Icelandic Hvíta-Rússland, Limburgish Wit-Rusland, among others. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯sˌʁʊslant/ IPA(key): /ˌvaɪ̯sˈʁʊslant/ (less common) Hyphenation: Weiß‧russ‧land === Proper noun === Weißrussland n (proper noun, genitive Weißrusslands or (optionally with an article) Weißrussland) Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe) Synonym: (obsolete) Weißruthenien ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Belarus (diplomatic, officialese) Belarussland (uncommon) Belorußland, Belorussland (obsolete, former GDR) ==== Related terms ==== Weißrusse weißrussisch Weißrussisch ==== See also ==== === References === “Weißrussland” in Duden online “Weißrussland”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) Weißrussland on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de