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Belarusian
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English
Alternative forms
en Belarusan academic
en Belorussian Belarussian Byelorussian Bielorussian obsolete _ and _ deprecated
Etymology
en :af Belarus -ian + 1
Pronunciation
en /ˌbɛləˈɹuːsi.ən/ /ˌbɛləˈɹʌʃən/ /ˌbɛləˈɹuːʃən/ /ˌbɛləˈɹuːʒən/ /ˌbjɛləˈ-/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Belarusian.wav Southern England /ˌbɛləˈɹuːsi.ən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Belarusian2.wav Southern England /ˌbɛləˈɹʌʃən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Belarusian3.wav Southern England /ˌbɛləˈɹuːʃən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Belarusian4.wav Southern England /ˌbɛləˈɹuːʒən/
en ʌʃən uːʃən uːʒən uːsiən 4 5
Adjective
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Of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people.
en Marlène Panara Poland allows police to open fire on migrants at the Belarusian border w:InfoMigrants https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/58618/poland-allows-police-to-open-fire-on-migrants-at-the-belarusian-border 2024-07-24 Polish MPs have approved a new measure which authorizes agents on the Belarusian border to fire live ammunition at migrants, for "self-defense" or in a "preventive manner." https://web.archive.org/web/20260306044654/https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/58618/poland-allows-police-to-open-fire-on-migrants-at-the-belarusian-border 6 March 2026
Derived terms
en Belarusianness
Translations
pertaining to Belarus
Afrikaans: af Belarussies, af Wit-Russies
Albanian: sq bjellorus
Arabic: ar بِيلَارُوسِيّ bilarūsiyy
Armenian: hy բելառուսական, hy բելոռուսական
Azerbaijani: az belarus
Basque: eu bielorrusiar
Belarusian: be белару́скі
Bengali: bn বেলারুশীয়
Bulgarian: bg белару́ски, bg белору́ски
Burmese: my ဘီလာရုဇ်
Carpathian Rusyn: rue білору́ськый
Catalan: ca belarús, ca bielorús
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 白俄羅斯 白俄羅斯的 Bái'éluósī de
Czech: cs běloruský
Danish: da hviderussisk
Dutch: nl Wit-Russisch, nl Belarussisch
Estonian: et valgevene
Faroese: fo hvítarussiskur
Finnish: fi valkovenäläinen, fi valkovenäjänkielinen
French: fr biélorusse, fr bélarusse
Friulian: fur
Galician: gl bielorruso
Georgian: ka ბელარუსული, ka ბელორუსული
German: de weißrussisch, de weißruthenisch; de belarusisch, de belarussisch, de belorussisch East Germany
Greek: el λευκορωσικός
Hebrew: he בלארוסי belarusi
Hindi: hi बेलारूसी
Hungarian: hu fehérorosz, hu fehéroroszországi, hu belarusz
Icelandic: is hvítrússneskur
Ido: io Bielorusiala
Irish: ga Bealarúiseach
Italian: it bielorusso
Japanese: ja ベラルーシ ベラルーシの, Berarūshi no ベラルーシの
Kashubian: csb biôłorusczi
Kazakh: kk беларус
Khmer: km បេឡារុស
Korean: ko 벨로루시 ^벨로루시-의, ko 백러시아 ^백러시아-의
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: kmr Belarûsî
Kyrgyz: ky беларус
Lao: lo ເບລາລຸດ
Latin: la Rūthēnus Albus, la Rūthēnicus albus, la Alborūthēnus, la Alborūthēnicus, la Alborussicus
Latvian: lv baltkrievu, lv baltkrievisks
Lithuanian: lt baltarusis, lt baltarusių
Macedonian: mk белоруски
Malay: ms Belarus
Maltese: mt Belarussu m, mt Belarussa f
Marathi: mr बेलारूसी, mr बेलारूसियन
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: mn беларусь, mn белорус
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb hviterussisk
Nynorsk: nn kviterussisk
Pannonian Rusyn: rsk билоруски
Pashto: ps سپين روس spin-rū́s
Persian: fa بلروسی belarusi
Polish: pl białoruski m
Portuguese: pt bielorrusso, pt belarusso
Romanian: ro bielorus, ro belarus
Russian: ru белору́сский
Sami:
Inari Sami: smn
Kildin Sami: sjd вӣллькесьрӯшш
Northern Sami: se
Scottish Gaelic: gd Bealaruiseach
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh бе̏лорускӣ, sh бје̏лорускӣ
Latin: sh bȅloruskī, sh bjȅloruskī
Silesian: szl bjołoruski
Slovak: sk bieloruský
Slovene: sl belorúski
Sorbian:
Upper Sorbian: hsb běłoruski
Spanish: es bielorruso
Swedish: sv vitrysk, sv belarusisk
Tajik: tg белорусӣ
Tatar: tt беларус
Thai: th เบลารุส
Turkish: tr Belarus
Turkmen: tk belarus
Udmurt: udm
Ukrainian: uk білору́ський
Urdu: ur بیلاروسی belārūsī
Uyghur: ug بېلورۇس
Uzbek: uz belorus, uz belarus
Vietnamese: vi Bê-la-rút, vi Bạch Nga
Yiddish: yi ווײַסרוסיש
Noun
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en uncountable The Slavic language spoken in Belarus (formerly called White Ruthenia or White Russia).
en countable A citizen of Belarus.
Synonyms
en Belarusan academic
en Belorussian deprecated
en Belarussian deprecated
en Byelorussian deprecated
en Bielorussian deprecated
en White Ruthenian literal translation of the Slavic
en White Russian
Related terms
en Belarus
en White Rus
en White Ruthenia
en White Russia
Translations
person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent
Afrikaans: af Belarus, af Wit-Rus
Albanian: sq bjellorus m
Arabic: ar بِيلَارُوسِيّ bilarūsiyy m, ar بِيلَارُوسِيَّة bilarūsiyya f
Armenian: hy բելառուս, hy բելոռուս
Azerbaijani: az belarus, az belorus
Basque: eu bielorrusiar
Belarusian: be белару́с m, be белару́ска f, be белару́сы p
Bulgarian: bg белару́с m, bg беларуски́ня f, bg белору́с m, bg белоруски́ня f
Carpathian Rusyn: rue білору́син m
Catalan: ca bielorús m, ca bielorussa f, ca belarús m, ca belarussa f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 白俄羅斯人 bái'éluósīrén
Czech: cs Bělorus m, cs Běloruska f
Danish: da hviderusser c
Dutch: nl Wit-Rus m, nl Wit-Russische f, nl Belarus m, nl Belarussische f
Estonian: et valgevenelane m f, et valgevenelanna f, et valgevenelased p
Finnish: fi valkovenäläinen
French: fr Biélorusse m f
Galician: gl bielorruso m
Georgian: ka ბელორუსი, ka ბელარუსი
German: de Weißrusse m, de Weißrussin f; de Belarusse m, de Belarussin f
Greek: el Λευκορώσος m, el Λευκορωσίδα f
Hungarian: hu fehérorosz, hu fehéroroszországi, hu belorusz, hu belarusz
Icelandic: is Hvít-Rússi m, is Hvít-Rússar m-p
Ido: io Bielorusiano
Italian: it bielorusso m, it bielorussa f
Japanese: ja ベラルーシ人 ベラルーシじん, berarūshijin
Kazakh: kk белорус
Korean: ko 벨라루스인, ko 벨라루스 사람
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: kmr Belarûsî
Kyrgyz: ky белорус
Latvian: lv baltkrievs m, lv baltkrieviete f
Lithuanian: lt baltarùsis m, lt baltarusė f, lt gudas m, lt gudė f
Luxembourgish: lb Wäissruss m, lb Wäissrussin f female
Macedonian: mk Белорус m, mk Белорусинка f
Maltese: mt Belarussu m, mt Belarussa f
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: mn беларусь хүн, mn белорус хүн
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb hviterusser m, nb kviterusser m
Nynorsk: nn kviterussar m
Persian: fa بلروسی belarusi
Polish: pl Białorusin m-pr, pl Białorusinka f
Portuguese: pt bielorrusso m, pt belarusso m
Romanian: ro bielorus m, ro bielorusă f, ro belarus m, ro belarusă f
Russian: ru белору́с m, ru белору́ска f female
Scottish Gaelic: gd Bealaruiseach m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Бе̏лорус m, sh Белорускиња f, sh Бје̏лорус m, sh Бјелорускиња f
Latin: sh Bȅlorus m, sh Beloruskinja f, sh Bjȅlorus m, sh Bjeloruskinja f
Slovak: sk Bielorus m, sk Bieloruska f
Slovene: sl Belorus m, sl Belorusinja f
Spanish: es bielorruso m, es bielorrusa f
Swedish: sv vitryss c male, sv vitryska c female, sv belarusier c male, sv belarusiska c female
Tagalog: tl taga-Belarus
Tajik: tg белорус, tg белорусӣ
Tatar: tt белорус
Turkish: tr Beyaz Rus, tr Beyaz Rusyalı, tr Belaruslu
Turkmen: tk belorus, tk belarus
Ukrainian: uk білору́с m, uk білору́ска f
Uyghur: ug بېلورۇس
Uzbek: uz belorus, uz belarus
Yiddish: yi בעלאָרוס, yi ווײַסרוס
language
Afrikaans: af Belarussies, af Wit-Russies
Albanian: sq gjuha bjelloruse f
Arabic: ar بِيلَارُوسِيّ bilarūsiyy m, ar بِيلَارُوسِيَّة bilarūsiyya f, ar لُغَة بِيلَارُوسِيَّة f luḡa bilarūsiyya
Aragonese: an belorruso m
Armenian: hy բելառուսերեն
Asturian: ast bielorrusu
Azerbaijani: az belarus dili, az belarusca, az belarus, az belorus
Cyrillic: az беларус дили, az беларусҹа, az беларус, az белорус
Basque: eu bielorrusiera
Belarusian: be белару́ская мо́ва, be беларускі белару́ская f
Breton: br Belaruseg
Bulgarian: bg белору́ски m ези́к
Buryat: bua белорос хэлэн
Catalan: ca belarús, ca bielorús
Cebuano: ceb pinulongang Byeloruso
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 白俄羅斯語 bái'éluósīyǔ, cmn 白俄羅斯文 bái'éluósīwén
Cornish: kw belarussek
Czech: cs běloruština f
Danish: da hviderusser c
Dutch: nl Wit-Russisch n, nl Belarussisch n
Erzya: myv белорузонь кель, myv ашорузонь кель
Esperanto: eo Belorusa lingvo
Estonian: et valgevene keel, et valgevene
Faroese: fo hvítarussiskt n
Finnish: fi valkovenäjä
Franco-Provençal: frp bièlorusso
French: fr biélorusse m
Frisian:
West Frisian: fy Wytrussysk
Galician: gl bielorruso m
Georgian: ka ბელორუსიული
German: de Weißrussisch n, de Weißruthenisch n; de Belarussisch n, de Belarusisch n, de Belorussisch n East Germany
Greek: el λευκορωσικά n-p
Hebrew: he ביילרוסית belarusít, he בלארוסית byelorusít
Hindi: hi बेलारूसी f
Hungarian: hu fehérorosz, hu belorusz, hu belarusz
Icelandic: is hvít-rússneska
Ido: io Bielorusiana
Indonesian: id bahasa Belarus, id bahasa Belarusia
Irish: ga Bealarúisis f
Italian: it bielorusso m
Japanese: ja ベラルーシ語 ベラルーシご, berarūshigo
Kashubian: csb biôłorusczi
Kazakh: kk беларус тілі, kk беларусша, kk белорусша
Korean: ko 벨라루스어, ko 벨로루시아어, ko 백러시아어
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: kmr Belarûsî
Kyrgyz: ky белорус тили, ky беларус тили, ky белорусча, ky беларусча
Latin: la lingua Rūthēna Alba, la lingua Rūthēnica Alba, la lingua Alborussica, la lingua Alborussa, la lingua Alborūthēna, la lingua Alborūthēnica f
Latvian: lv baltkrievu valoda f, lv baltkrievu
Ligurian: lij lengua bielorussa f
Limburgish: li Witrössisch, li Wietrössisj n
Lithuanian: lt baltarusių kalba f, lt baltarusių, lt baltarusiškai, lt gudų
Low German: nds Wittruss'sch n
Macedonian: mk белоруски m ја́зик
Malay: ms bahasa Belarus, ms bahasa Belarusian
Maltese: mt Belarussu m Il-Belarussu
Manx: gv Belarooshish
Marathi: mr बेलारूसी
Moksha: mdf акшарузонь
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: mn белорус хэл, mn беларусь хэл
Nepali: ne बेलारुसियाली
Norwegian: no hviterussisk
Nynorsk: nn kviterussisk
Occitan: oc bielorús
Old Church Slavonic:
Cyrillic: cu бѣлороусьскъ ѩꙁꙑкъ m
Persian: fa بلروسی belarusi, fa براروسی barârusi
Piedmontese: pms lenga bielorussa f
Polish: język pl białoruski m
Portuguese: pt bielorrusso m, pt belarusso m
Romanian: ro limba bielorusă f, ro bielorusă f, ro belarusă f
Russian: ru белору́сский язы́к m, ru белору́сский m
Sami:
Kildin Sami: sjd вӣллькесьрӯшш кӣлл
Samogitian: sgs godu kalba
Scots: sco Belaroushie
Scottish Gaelic: gd Bealaruisis
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh бе̏лорускӣ m језик, sh бје̏лорускӣ m језик
Latin: sh bȅloruskī m jezik, sh bjȅloruskī m jezik
Slovak: sk bieloruština f
Slovene: sl belorúščina f
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: dsb běłoruska rěc f
Upper Sorbian: hsb běłorušćina f
Spanish: es bielorruso m
Swahili: sw Kibelarus, sw Kibelorusia c7
Swedish: sv vitryska, sv belarusiska
Tajik: tg забони беларусӣ, tg беларусӣ
Tamil: ta பைலோருஸ்சியன்
Tatar: tt белорусь
Thai: th ภาษาเบลารุส
Turkish: tr Beyaz Rusça, tr Belarusça
Turkmen: tk belarus dili, tk belarusça
Ukrainian: uk білору́ська мо́ва f, uk білоруський білору́ська f
Urdu: ur بیلاروس belarus
Uzbek: uz belaruscha
Cyrillic: uz беларусча
Vietnamese: vi tiếng Bê-la-rút
Walloon: wa Belorûsse, wa Bielorûsse
Welsh: cy Belarwsiyn
Xhosa: xh isiBelarusian
Yiddish: yi ווײַסרוסיש n, yi בעלאָרוסיש
Zulu: zu isiBhelarashiyani
Hindi: hi बाय्लोरुसी, hi बेलारूसी
See also
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Further reading
Belarusian language at Encyclopædia Britannica
Belarusian, oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com
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Belarusian, Belarusan, Belarussian, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian
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