Hviterussland

Norwegian Bokmål Belarus,no:Belarus thumb|Belarus in Europe. Alternative forms nb Kviterussland less common Bokmål form Etymology nb ru Белору́ссия. nb hvit Russland hvite white Russia. Alternatively, a nb be Белару́сь Belarus White Rus 1, from historical nb be Бе́лая Русь White Rus, from nb orv Бѣла Русь White Rus, but this analysis is historically misleading: the source element orv Русь Rus' denotes the medieval Rus' polity or people, associated especially with Kievan Rus', and not modern Russia (ru Россия Russia). The historically accurate literal interpretation of Беларусь would therefore be *Hvite-Rus, but is never used. Compare the parallel calques nn Kviterussland, da Hviderusland, sv Vitryssland, fo Hvítarussland, is Hvíta-Rússland and de Weißrussland Belarus. Pronunciation nb /²ˈʋiː.təˌrʉsˌlanː/ [ˈʋîː.təˌɾʉʃˌlanˑ] nb anː 4 nb Hvi te russ land Proper noun nb proper noun n the former Norwegian name of Belarus; nb country r/Eastern Europe cont/Europe, with Minsk as its capital nb Belarus current official name nb historical the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, a constituent republic of the Soviet Union from 1919 to 1991 Usage notes Norwegian authorities officially adopted nb Belarus in place of nb Hviterussland and nb Kviterussland on 29 May 2022. The traditional corresponding terms are nb hviterusser Belarusian person and nb hviterussisk Belarusian. Current official terminology generally uses nb belaruser and nb belarusisk. Derived terms nb hviterusser Belarusian person, nb hviterussisk Belarusian Related terms nb belaruser Belarusian person, nb belarusisk Belarusian See also References “Hviterussland”, Store norske leksikon. “rus”, Store norske leksikon. “Hviterussland blir til Belarus”, Utenriksdepartementet and Statsministerens kontor, 29 May 2022. nb exonyms