Meanings
ruthenian1
adjectiveruthenian (comparative more ruthenian, superlative most ruthenian)
comparative more ruthenian · superlative most ruthenian
- chemistryContaining ruthenium
Ruthenian2
nounRuthenian (plural Ruthenians)
plural Ruthenians
- A native or inhabitant of Ruthenia; a Ukrainian, a Belarusian, usually in a historical context.
proper noun
- Any of various languages historically spoken in Ruthenia; also known as Old Ukrainian, Old Belarusian and Rusian, any Old East Slavic descendant, which is different from Russian, Great Russian or "East Russian"
- Synonym of Pannonian Rusyn
Synonyms: Pannonian Rusyn
adjectiveRuthenian (comparative more Ruthenian, superlative most Ruthenian)
comparative more Ruthenian · superlative most Ruthenian
- Of or related to Ruthenia.
- Of or related to Pannonian Rusyn.
Synonyms: Ruthene, Ruthenic, Old Ukrainian, Old Belarusian
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Pannonian Rusyn
Similar
adjectiveOf or related to Pannonian Rusyn.
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Origin
Translations
Catalan rutè, rutè
- rutèperson from the Rus people
- rutèof or related to Ruthenia
French ruthènien, ruthènien
- ruthènienhistorical descendant of Old East Slavic in Ruthenia
- ruthènienof or related to Ruthenia
German Ruthenisch, ruthenisch
- Ruthenischhistorical descendant of Old East Slavic in Ruthenia
- ruthenischof or related to Ruthenia
Italian ruteno
- rutenoof or related to Ruthenia
Polish Rusin, Rusinka
- Rusinperson from the Rus people
- Rusinkaperson from the Rus people
- RusinRuthenian person from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- RusinkaRuthenian person from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- język ruskihistorical descendant of Old East Slavic in Ruthenia
- język starobiałoruskihistorical descendant of Old East Slavic, specifically in Belarus
- język staroukraińskihistorical descendant of Old East Slavic, specifically in Ukraine
- rusińskiof or related to Ruthenia
- ruskiof or related to Ruthenia
- ruteńskiof or related to Ruthenia
Russian западнору́сский, руте́нский
- западнору́сский (zapadnorússkij)historical descendant of Old East Slavic in Ruthenia
- руте́нский (ruténskij)historical descendant of Old East Slavic in Ruthenia
- древнебелору́сский (drevnebelorússkij)historical descendant of Old East Slavic, specifically in Belarus
- древнеукраи́нский (drevneukraínskij)historical descendant of Old East Slavic, specifically in Ukraine
- западнору́сский (zapadnorússkij)of or related to Ruthenia
- руте́нский (ruténskij)of or related to Ruthenia
Spanish ruteno
- rutenoof or related to Ruthenia
Ukrainian західнору́ський, руте́нський
- західнору́ський (zaxidnorúsʹkyj)historical descendant of Old East Slavic in Ruthenia
- руте́нський (ruténsʹkyj)historical descendant of Old East Slavic in Ruthenia
- давньобілору́ський (davnʹobilorúsʹkyj)historical descendant of Old East Slavic, specifically in Belarus
- давньоукраї́нський (davnʹoukrajínsʹkyj)historical descendant of Old East Slavic, specifically in Ukraine
- західнору́ський (zaxidnorúsʹkyj)of or related to Ruthenia
- руте́нський (ruténsʹkyj)of or related to Ruthenia
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ruthenian
ArmenianSlovenianAthenianTyrrhenianAdiabenianAustenianBeethovenianCommagenianCyrenianEmesenianIbsenianOsroenianPalmyrenianParthenianSophenian
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APA
ruthenian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruthenian
MLA
“ruthenian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruthenian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ruthenian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruthenian.
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