What does "ruthenian" mean?

A native or inhabitant of Ruthenia; a Ukrainian, a Belarusian, usually in a historical context.

What is a synonym for "ruthenian"?

Common synonyms include: english, language.

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Noun

1
A native or inhabitant of Ruthenia; a Ukrainian, a Belarusian, usually in a historical context.

Adjective

Proper Noun

1
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"

"Kyiv is mother of Ruthenian cities."

Etymology 1

From ruthenium + -ian.

Etymology 2

From Ruthenia + -an.