Meanings
nounRusyn (plural Rusyns)
plural Rusyns
- A member of a people living in the eastern Carpathian Mountains, in part of western Ukraine, south-eastern Poland and north-eastern Slovakia.
- archaicAn ethnonym for East Slavic people - any of Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian, an inhabitant of Kievan Rus, Muscovy, etc., an Orthodox, East Slavic inhabitant of Rzeczpospolita.
proper noun
- The Eastern Slavic language spoken by the Carpatho-Rusyns.
adjectiveRusyn (comparative more Rusyn, superlative most Rusyn)
comparative more Rusyn · superlative most Rusyn
- Of or pertaining to the Rusyn people, culture, or language.
Origin
- Old East SlavicРусь“Rus”
- Carpathian Rusynруси́н
- EnglishRusyn
From Carpathian Rusyn руси́н (rusýn), from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ, “Rus”). Compare Ruthenia.
More words from Carpathian Rusyn, Old East Slavic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian руси́н, руси́нка
- руси́н (rusín)member of a people
- руси́нка (rusínka)member of a people
Chinese Mandarin 盧森尼亞語 /卢森尼亚语
- 盧森尼亞語 /卢森尼亚语East Slavic language
Czech Rusín
- Rusínmember of a people
Esperanto ruseno, rusjano
- rusenomember of a people
- rusjanoan inhabitant of the ancient Rus
- la rusena (lingvo)East Slavic language
- rusenaof or pertaining to the Rusyn people, culture, or language
Finnish ruteeni, ruteeni
- ruteenimember of a people
- ruteeniEast Slavic language
French Ruthène, Rusin
- Ruthènemember of a people
- Rusinmember of a people
- Rusynmember of a people
- Carpato-ruthènemember of a people
- Rusniakmember of a people
- Rusnakmember of a people
- Ruthénienmember of a people
- RusynEast Slavic language
- RuthèneEast Slavic language
German Rusine, Rusinin
- Rusinemember of a people
- Rusininmember of a people
- Rusniakemember of a people
- Rusniakinmember of a people
- RusinischEast Slavic language
- RusniakischEast Slavic language
- rusinischof or pertaining to the Rusyn people, culture, or language
- rusniakischof or pertaining to the Rusyn people, culture, or language
Hungarian ruszin, rutén
- ruszinmember of a people
- ruténmember of a people
- ruszinEast Slavic language
- ruszinof or pertaining to the Rusyn people, culture, or language
- ruténof or pertaining to the Rusyn people, culture, or language
Polish Rusin, Rusinka
- Rusinmember of a people
- Rusinkamember of a people
- Rusinan inhabitant of the ancient Rus
- Rusinkaan inhabitant of the ancient Rus
- język rusińskiEast Slavic language
- rusińskiof or pertaining to the Rusyn people, culture, or language
Russian руси́н, руси́нка
- руси́н (rusín)member of a people
- руси́нка (rusínka)member of a people
- руси́н (rusín)an inhabitant of the ancient Rus
- руси́нка (rusínka)an inhabitant of the ancient Rus
- ру́сич (rúsič)an inhabitant of the ancient Rus
- ру́сичка (rúsička)an inhabitant of the ancient Rus
- ру́сский (rússkij)an inhabitant of the ancient Rus
- ру́сская (rússkaja)an inhabitant of the ancient Rus
- руси́нский (rusínskij)East Slavic language
- руси́нский язы́к (rusínskij jazýk)East Slavic language
- руси́нский (rusínskij)of or pertaining to the Rusyn people, culture, or language
Spanish rusino, rusino
- rusinomember of a people
- rusinoEast Slavic language
- rusinoof or pertaining to the Rusyn people, culture, or language
Ukrainian ру́си́н, ру́си́нка
- ру́си́н (rúsýn)member of a people
- ру́си́нка (rúsýnka)member of a people
- русняк (rusnjak)member of a people
- ру́си́н (rúsýn)an inhabitant of the ancient Rus
- ру́си́нка (rúsýnka)an inhabitant of the ancient Rus
- ру́ський (rúsʹkyj)an inhabitant of the ancient Rus
- ру́ська (rúsʹka)an inhabitant of the ancient Rus
- ру́сич (rúsyč)an inhabitant of the ancient Rus
- ру́сичка (rúsyčka)an inhabitant of the ancient Rus
- руси́нська (rusýnsʹka)East Slavic language
- руси́нська мо́ва (rusýnsʹka móva)East Slavic language
- руси́нський (rusýnsʹkyj)of or pertaining to the Rusyn people, culture, or language
Cite this entry
APA
Rusyn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rusyn
MLA
“Rusyn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rusyn. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rusyn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rusyn.
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