LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

rūthēnicus

rūthēnicus (feminine rūthēnica, neuter rūthēnicum)
Classical[ruːˈtʰeː.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ruˈtɛː.ni.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivehistoricalof or pertaining to Rus (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities and their people)
  2. adjectivehistoricalRuthenian
  3. adjectiveusuallyBelarusian
  4. adjectiveusuallyRussian
  5. adjectiveusuallyRusyn
  6. adjectiveusuallyUkrainian

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeruthēnicusruthēnicaruthēnicum
genitiveruthēnicīruthēnicaeruthēnicī
dativeruthēnicōruthēnicaeruthēnicō
accusativeruthēnicumruthēnicamruthēnicum
ablativeruthēnicōruthēnicāruthēnicō
vocativeruthēniceruthēnicaruthēnicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeruthēnicīruthēnicaeruthēnica
genitiveruthēnicōrumruthēnicārumruthēnicōrum
dativeruthēnicīsruthēnicīsruthēnicīs
accusativeruthēnicōsruthēnicāsruthēnica
ablativeruthēnicīsruthēnicīsruthēnicīs
vocativeruthēnicīruthēnicaeruthēnica

Origins

Rūthēnī + -icus, ultimately from Old East Slavic роуси́нъ (rusínŭ).

Quick answers

What does rūthēnicus mean in Latin?
rūthēnicus, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to Rus (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities and their people); Ruthenian”.
How do you pronounce rūthēnicus?
In classical Latin, [ruːˈtʰeː.nɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ruˈtɛː.ni.kus].