русский

Russian [edit]

From Old East Slavic русьскъ.

русский • (rússkij) m, nom. pl. русские, feminine equivalent русская

Russian, an ethnic Russian person (for other ethnicities living in Russia, see россиянин)

Вы ведь ру́сский? (Or: Вы ру́сский, не та́к-ли?) — You’re Russian, aren’t you?
(colloquial) the Russian language (short for русский язык (rússkij jazýk))

ты зна́ешь ру́сский? — Do you know Russian?

Do not confuse the noun or adjective русский with российский/россиянин, all of which translate to Russian.

The word русский, concerning a person or people, means pertaining to ethnic East Slavic Russians only, but not to other ethnic groups in Russia.

The word российский means pertaining to the state or nation of Russia.

русский • (rússkij)

Of or pertaining to Russia or the Russians.

ру́сская во́дка — Russian vodka

ру́сская вы́хухоль — (Desmana moschata) Russian desman, Russian muskrat

ру́сский замо́к — Russian lock, Sklifosovsky’s lock

ру́сский осётр — (Acipenser gueldenstaedti) Russian sturgeon

ру́сский мороз — russian frost (very cold weather)

ру́сский «аво́сь» — said about the alleged unconcern of Russians and their tendency to rely on luck

ру́сский бале́т — Russian ballet

ру́сский хокке́й — Russian hockey
(figuratively) Of a person, being from Russia.

Русская Америка — Russian America, meaning Russian-speaking people (not necessary belonging to the Russian ethnic group) living in USA

declension of русский