Rusyn

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Etymology

From Rusyn руси́н, from orv Русь.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈruːsɪn/

Noun

Rusyn (plural Rusyns)

1. A member of a people living in the eastern Carpathian Mountains, in part of western Ukraine, south-eastern Poland and north-eastern Slovakia.
2. (archaic) An ethnonym for East Slavic people - any of Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian, an inhabitant of Kievan Rus, Muscovy, etc., an Orthodox, East Slavic inhabitant of Rzeczpospolita.

Translations

• French: Ruthène, Rusin, Rusyn, Carpato-ruthène, Rusniak, Rusnak, Ruthénien
• German: Rusine, Rusinin, Rusniake, Rusniakin
• Russian: руси́н
• Spanish: rusino

Translations

• Russian: руси́н

Proper noun

1. The Eastern Slavic language spoken by the Carpatho-Rusyns.

Translations

• French: Rusyn, Ruthène
• German: Rusinisch, Rusniakisch
• Russian: руси́нский
• Spanish: rusino

Adjective

Rusyn

1. Of or pertaining to the Rusyn people, culture, or language.

Related terms

• Ruthenian
• Carpathian Ruthenia
• Carpatho-Rusyn
• Rus
• Russian

Translations

• German: rusinisch, rusniakisch
• Russian: руси́нский
• Spanish: rusino

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