Ruthenia

See also: ruthenia

English

Etymology

Related to Ruthene, Ruthenian, Ruthenic, from Medieval Latin Rutheni, Ruteni, related to Russi, Ruzi as Prutheni, Pruteni is to Prussi, Pruzi (“Prussians”). Compare Rus, Russ, from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ), compare Byzantine Greek Ῥῶς (Rhôs).

Proper noun

Ruthenia

The territory between Central and Eastern Europe inhabited by Rusyns, on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in parts of Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia.
(historical) Lands inhabited by Ukrainians (Ruthenians) of the former Austrian Empire kingdom of Galicia (1772–1918), corresponding to parts of Western Ukraine.
(historical) Western portions of East Slavic lands, including the principalities of Galicia-Volhynia and Kyiv, which united with Lithuania and Poland (14th c–1772), corresponding to what is now Ukraine and Belarus.
(historical) Rus, an East Slavic medieval state (880–12th c), corresponding to what is now Ukraine and Belarus, as well as western Russia.

Synonyms

Carpathian Ruthenia, Transcarpathia, Subcarpathian Rus
Red Ruthenia (Červona Rus’)
Galicia-Volhynia
Kievan Rus, Kievan Russia

Related terms

Translations

alternative name of Rus — See also translations at Rus

Belarusian: Рутэ́нія f (Ruténija)
French: Ruthénie (fr) f
German: Ruthenien (de) n
Greek: Ρουθηνία f (Routhinía)
Italian: Rutenia f
Latin: Ruthenia f

Polish: Ruś (pl) f
Portuguese: Rutênia f
Romanian: Rutenia f
Russian: Руте́ния f (Ruténija)
Spanish: Rutenia f
Ukrainian: Руте́нія f (Ruténija)

References

OED (Ruthenian, Ruthene, Russniak)

Anagrams

haurient

Portuguese

Proper noun

Ruthenia f

Obsolete spelling of Ruténia (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).

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