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Old Ruthenian

Old Ruthenian proper noun: 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.

old ruthenian: a descendant of the Old East Slavic language, a language used in the 15th to 18th centuries in the...
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Proper noun

Old Ruthenian

  1. (historical) 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.
    Synonyms:
    Ruthenian, Middle Ukrainian (Ukrainian perspective), Middle Belarusian (Belarusian perspective), West Russian

Adjective

Old Ruthenian (not comparable)

  1. Of or related to Old Ruthenia.

Synonyms of Old Ruthenian

  • Ruthenian, Middle Ukrainian (Ukrainian perspective), Middle Belarusian (Belarusian perspective), West Russian

Questions about Old Ruthenian

What does Old Ruthenian mean?
Old Ruthenian means 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.
What part of speech is Old Ruthenian?
Old Ruthenian can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Old Ruthenian in the dictionary

  1. Old Right
  2. Old Rizal
  3. old rose
  4. old roses
  5. Old Russian
  6. Old Ruthenian
  7. old salt
  8. old salts
  9. Old San Jose
  10. Old Sarum
  11. old saw

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