Русиян

Borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn Росіян (Rosijan), *Русіян (*Rusijan). By surface analysis, Русия (Rusija) +‎ -ан (-an). Compare Russian россия́нин (rossijánin).

• IPA^(key): [ruˈsijan]
• Rhymes: -ijan
• Hyphenation: Ру‧си‧ян

Русиян (Rusijan) m pers (feminine equivalent Русиянка, relational adjective русийски)

1. (demonym) synonym of Рус (Rus): Russian
   • 2016 August 25, Б. Варґа, “Україна бранї Европу од Русиї”, in Руске Слово‎^[1]:

     Сербия вецей як 400 роки була под уплївом Османлийскей империї, алє нїхто нє гутори же Серби то Турки, а гуторя же Українци то Русиянє.

     Serbija vecej jak 400 roki bula pod upljivom Osmanlijskej imperiji, alje njixto nje hutori že Serbi to Turki, a hutorja že Ukrajinci to Rusijanje.

     Serbia was under the influence of the Ottoman Empire for more than 400 years, but no one says that Serbs are Turks, while they are saying that Ukrainians are Russians.

   • 2022 May 28, М. Горняк Кухар, “Священїцке служенє то саможертва”, in Руске Слово‎^[2]:

     У дзецинстве, у Америки, блїзко при його доме була православна румунска церква до хторей ходзел и так вироснул медзи Румунами, Молдавцами, Русиянами, а було и даскельо Руснацох.

     U dzecinstve, u Ameriki, bljizko pri joho dome bula pravoslavna rumunska cerkva do xtorej xodzel i tak virosnul medzi Rumunami, Moldavcami, Rusijanami, a bulo i daskelʹo Rusnacox.

     In his childhood, in America, there was a Romanian Orthodox church near his house, which he attended, and he grew up like so among Romanians, Moldovans, Russians, and there were even some Rusyns.

   • 2024 July 21, И. Сабадош, “Евро, Еґзит и Трампово ухо”, in Руске Слово‎^[3]:

     Еґзит 2024. означело обачлїво вельке число Русиянох у публики, як ридко конкретне подкрипенє „новей реалносци” у хторей, нїби, жиє Сербия, Европа и швет.

     Egzit 2024. označelo obačljivo velʹke čislo Rusijanox u publiki, jak ridko konkretne podkripenje „novej realnosci” u xtorej, njibi, žije Serbija, Evropa i švet.

     Exit 2024 was marked by a noticeably large number of Russians in the audience, as a rarely concrete corroboration of the "new reality" in which Serbia, Europe and the world supposedly live.

   • 2025 March 23, О. Папуґа, “Цо то знашло тот швет”, in Руске Слово‎^[4]:

     Лєм 30 одсто Русиянох ма директне стретнуце зоз войну, а поражуюце же 43 одсто гражданох потримую инвазию.

     Ljem 30 odsto Rusijanox ma direktne stretnuce zoz vojnu, a poražujuce že 43 odsto hraždanox potrimuju invaziju.

     Only 30 percent of Russians have had a direct encounter with war, while stunningly 43 percent of citizens support the invasion.

• Not attested in any Rusyn dictionary (even though the feminine form Русиянка (Rusijanka) is), but nonetheless relatively common in actual writing, chiefly in the plural.