Phrase guide

Old Ruthenian

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or related to Old Ruthenia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 2

A descendant of the Old East Slavic language, a language used in the 15th to 18th centuries in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Cossack state, ancestor of Belarusian, Rusyn, and Ukrainian. It contrasts with the Middle Russian language or early modern Russian language of Muscovy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ruthenian, West Russian, Middle Ukrainian, Middle Belarusian

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: заходнеру́скі (zaxodnjerúski) — of or related to Old Ruthenia
  • Church Slavic: ꙁападьнороусьскъ (zapadĭnorusĭskŭ) — of or related to Old Ruthenia
  • Russian: западнору́сский (zapadnorússkij) — of or related to Old Ruthenia
  • Ukrainian: західнору́ський (zaxidnorúsʹkyj) — of or related to Old Ruthenia