Little Russiann.adj.

Brit.

/ˌlɪtl ˈrʌʃn/, U.S.

/ˌlɪd(ə)l ˈrəʃən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally partly modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: little adj., Russian n.

Etymology: < little adj. + Russian n. In use as adjective originally after German kleinrussisch (1770 or earlier). With use as noun compare German Kleinrusse (noun) Ukrainian person (1785 or earlier), French (now historical) petit-russe (noun) Ukrainian person (1801 or earlier), Ukrainian language (1803 or earlier). Compare earlier Great Russian n. and slightly later Malo-Russian n. With use as adjective compare Great Russian adj., Malo-Russian adj.The term was coined in the late 18th cent. to distinguish the Ukrainians from their fellow Eastern Slavs, the Great Russians.

Now historical.

A. n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Ukraine, a Ukrainian; a Ruthenian. Cf. Malo-Russian n., and also Great Russian n., White Russian n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > Slav people > Russian peoples > [noun]

Ruthene1548

Ruthenian1555

Ruthenian1594

Ruthene1611

White Russian1659

Black Russian1661

Great Russian1783

Little Russian1799

Malo-Russian1810

Rusnak1823

Rusyn1835

Belorussian1872

Belarusian1951

1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. ii. i. 389 The descendants of the novogorodian colony being now called Great-Russians, and the kievian Little-Russians.

1807 Literary Panorama 2 129 Charkow and a considerable part of Ekaterinoslaw..being chiefly peopled with Little Russians or Malo-Russians.

1844 C. F. Henningsen Revelations Russia I. xii. 358 The Little-Russian is tall and well made.

1923 E. A. Ross Russ. Soviet Republic 58 Between Great Russia and the Black Sea live the Ukrainians or Little Russians.

1991 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 22 Oct. 56/2 They no longer call the Ukrainians ‘Little Russians’.., a term coined in the eighteenth century to distinguish them from the ‘Great Russians’.

2. The East Slavonic language of Ukraine; Ukrainian. Cf. Malo-Russian n. b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Balto-Slavic > Slavonic > Ukrainian

Little Russian1826

Malo-Russian1862

Ukrainian1886

1826 J. G. Percival Appendix: Varieties Human Race 11 in ‘J. Goldsmith’ Geogr. View World (1st U.S. ed.) The common Russian; two leading dialects, 1. N. or Great Russian, 2. S. or Little Russian.

1897 Cosmopolitan Apr. 640/1 Her mind gradually occupied itself with the New Year's entertainment.., and above all, with her failure to appear on the platform to recite in Little Russian.

1932 W. L. Graff Lang. & Langs. x. 381 Little Russian or Ruthenian with various dialects, is spoken by more than 30 million people.

1996 P. R. Magocsi Hist. Ukraine xxviii. 358 Both these [early 19th-cent.] authors did not consider Ukrainian a distinct language; for them, what they called ‘Little Russian’ was a dialect of Russian.

B. adj.

Of or relating to Ukraine, its people, or their language; Ukrainian; Ruthenian. Cf. Malo-Russian adj., and also Great Russian adj., White Russian adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > Slav people > Russian peoples > [adjective]

Ruthene1555

Ruthenica1671

Great Russian1799

Little Russian1799

Malo-Russian1799

Rusnak1804

Ruthene1849

Ruthenian1850

Rusyn1856

Belorussian1888

Belarusian1946

1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. i. i. 10 Tzar Alexey Michailovitch in the year 1654, had taken under his dominion the little-russian Kozaks,..he began to style himself Self-ruler..of Great and Little Russia.

1807 C. Wilkinson tr. J. Reineggs & F. A. von Bieberstein Gen. Descr. Mt. Caucasus II. Notes to vol. I Little Russian Kosaks.

1883 W. R. Morfill Slavonic Lit. i. 6 There is also a thin streak of Little Russian population in the kingdom of Hungary, north of the Carpathians.

1911 C. J. Hogarth tr. V. O. Kluchevsky Hist. Russia I. xiii. 203 The Great Russian stock stands to the Little Russian in the proportion of three to one.

1912 Catholic Encycl. XIII. 279/1 It is only since 1905 that newspapers and other publications in the Little Russian language have been permitted.

1942 L. B. Namier Conflicts 8 The conflict with Russia turned on Poland's dominion over vast stretches of land inhabited by White Russian and Little Russian peasantries.

1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 30 Jan. 23/1 Russians, for their part, have tended to treat the Ukrainians with condescension (often referring to them in the past as ‘Little Russian’) or with disdain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	little russian
释义	Little Russiann.adj. Brit. /ˌlɪtl ˈrʌʃn/, U.S. /ˌlɪd(ə)l ˈrəʃən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally partly modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: little adj., Russian n. Etymology: < little adj. + Russian n. In use as adjective originally after German kleinrussisch (1770 or earlier). With use as noun compare German Kleinrusse (noun) Ukrainian person (1785 or earlier), French (now historical) petit-russe (noun) Ukrainian person (1801 or earlier), Ukrainian language (1803 or earlier). Compare earlier Great Russian n. and slightly later Malo-Russian n. With use as adjective compare Great Russian adj., Malo-Russian adj.The term was coined in the late 18th cent. to distinguish the Ukrainians from their fellow Eastern Slavs, the Great Russians. Now historical. A. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Ukraine, a Ukrainian; a Ruthenian. Cf. Malo-Russian n., and also Great Russian n., White Russian n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Slav people > Russian peoples > [noun] Ruthene1548 Ruthenian1555 Ruthenian1594 Ruthene1611 White Russian1659 Black Russian1661 Great Russian1783 Little Russian1799 Malo-Russian1810 Rusnak1823 Rusyn1835 Belorussian1872 Belarusian1951 1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. ii. i. 389 The descendants of the novogorodian colony being now called Great-Russians, and the kievian Little-Russians. 1807 Literary Panorama 2 129 Charkow and a considerable part of Ekaterinoslaw..being chiefly peopled with Little Russians or Malo-Russians. 1844 C. F. Henningsen Revelations Russia I. xii. 358 The Little-Russian is tall and well made. 1923 E. A. Ross Russ. Soviet Republic 58 Between Great Russia and the Black Sea live the Ukrainians or Little Russians. 1991 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 22 Oct. 56/2 They no longer call the Ukrainians ‘Little Russians’.., a term coined in the eighteenth century to distinguish them from the ‘Great Russians’. 2. The East Slavonic language of Ukraine; Ukrainian. Cf. Malo-Russian n. b. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Balto-Slavic > Slavonic > Ukrainian Little Russian1826 Malo-Russian1862 Ukrainian1886 1826 J. G. Percival Appendix: Varieties Human Race 11 in ‘J. Goldsmith’ Geogr. View World (1st U.S. ed.) The common Russian; two leading dialects, 1. N. or Great Russian, 2. S. or Little Russian. 1897 Cosmopolitan Apr. 640/1 Her mind gradually occupied itself with the New Year's entertainment.., and above all, with her failure to appear on the platform to recite in Little Russian. 1932 W. L. Graff Lang. & Langs. x. 381 Little Russian or Ruthenian with various dialects, is spoken by more than 30 million people. 1996 P. R. Magocsi Hist. Ukraine xxviii. 358 Both these [early 19th-cent.] authors did not consider Ukrainian a distinct language; for them, what they called ‘Little Russian’ was a dialect of Russian. B. adj. Of or relating to Ukraine, its people, or their language; Ukrainian; Ruthenian. Cf. Malo-Russian adj., and also Great Russian adj., White Russian adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Slav people > Russian peoples > [adjective] Ruthene1555 Ruthenica1671 Great Russian1799 Little Russian1799 Malo-Russian1799 Rusnak1804 Ruthene1849 Ruthenian1850 Rusyn1856 Belorussian1888 Belarusian1946 1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. i. i. 10 Tzar Alexey Michailovitch in the year 1654, had taken under his dominion the little-russian Kozaks,..he began to style himself Self-ruler..of Great and Little Russia. 1807 C. Wilkinson tr. J. Reineggs & F. A. von Bieberstein Gen. Descr. Mt. Caucasus II. Notes to vol. I Little Russian Kosaks. 1883 W. R. Morfill Slavonic Lit. i. 6 There is also a thin streak of Little Russian population in the kingdom of Hungary, north of the Carpathians. 1911 C. J. Hogarth tr. V. O. Kluchevsky Hist. Russia I. xiii. 203 The Great Russian stock stands to the Little Russian in the proportion of three to one. 1912 Catholic Encycl. XIII. 279/1 It is only since 1905 that newspapers and other publications in the Little Russian language have been permitted. 1942 L. B. Namier Conflicts 8 The conflict with Russia turned on Poland's dominion over vast stretches of land inhabited by White Russian and Little Russian peasantries. 1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 30 Jan. 23/1 Russians, for their part, have tended to treat the Ukrainians with condescension (often referring to them in the past as ‘Little Russian’) or with disdain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1799
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