Meanings
proper noun
- historicalA 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.
adjectiveOld Ruthenian (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or related to Old Ruthenia.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA 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.
Similar
Ruthenian, Middle Ukrainian (Ukrainian perspective), Middle Belarusian (Belarusian perspective), West Russian
Translations
Russian западнору́сский
- западнору́сский (zapadnorússkij)of or related to Old Ruthenia
Ukrainian західнору́ський
- західнору́ський (zaxidnorúsʹkyj)of or related to Old Ruthenia
Cite this entry
APA
Old Ruthenian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Ruthenian
MLA
“Old Ruthenian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Ruthenian. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old Ruthenian,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Ruthenian.
Source: Old Ruthenian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.