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ruthenian¹

Where it comes from

From ruthenium + -ian.

adjective more ruthenian · most ruthenian

  1. Containing ruthenium

Ruthenian²

Rhymes with -iːniən

Where it comes from

From Ruthenia + -an.

noun Ruthenians

  1. A native or inhabitant of Ruthenia; a Ukrainian, a Belarusian, usually in a historical context.

proper noun

  1. Any of various languages historically spoken in Ruthenia; also known as Old Ukrainian, Old Belarusian and Rusian, any Old East Slavic descendant, which is different from Russian, Great Russian or "East Russian"
  2. Synonym of Pannonian Rusyn

    Similar: Pannonian Rusyn

adjective more Ruthenian · most Ruthenian

  1. Of or related to Ruthenia.
  2. Of or related to Pannonian Rusyn.

    Similar: Ruthene, Ruthenic, Old Ukrainian, Old Belarusian

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name historical descendant of Old East Slavic in Ruthenia

Françaisruthènien
DeutschRuthenisch
Русскийзападнору́сский zapadnorússkij, руте́нский ruténskij

name historical descendant of Old East Slavic, specifically in Belarus

Русскийдревнебелору́сский drevnebelorússkij

name historical descendant of Old East Slavic, specifically in Ukraine

Русскийдревнеукраи́нский drevneukraínskij

adj of or related to Ruthenia

Españolruteno
Françaisruthènien
Deutschruthenisch
Italianoruteno
Русскийзападнору́сский zapadnorússkij, руте́нский ruténskij

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@misc{ruthenian_2026,
  title = {ruthenian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ruthenian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}