рижанинъ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

риженинъ (riženin), рыжанинъ (ryžanin)

Etymology

Рига (Riha) +‎ -ꙗнинъ (-janin).

Noun

рижанинъ • (rižanin) m pers (genitive рижанина, nominative plural рижане)

Rigan (an inhabitant of Riga) [from 14th c.]

Further reading

Bulyka, A. M., editor (2010), “рижанинъ, риженинъ, рыжанинъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 30 (ралецъ – рушать), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 104

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