rus

See also Rus, Rus., and RUS

Catalan

Adjective

rus m. (feminine russa, masculine plural russos, feminine plural russes)

1. Russian (pertaining to Russia, to the Russian people, or to the Russian language)

Derived terms

• petit rus (“Ukrainian”)
• rus blanc (“Belorussian”)

Noun

rus m. (plural russos, feminine russa, feminine plural russes)

1. Russian (an inhabitant of Russia or an ethnic Russian)

Derived terms

• petit rus (“Ukrainian”)
• rus blanc (“Belorussian”)

Proper noun

rus m. 

1. Russian (the Slavic language of the Russians)

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Danish

Etymology 1

From an old Danish verb ruse, from Middle Low German rusen (“to rush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ruːs/, [ʁuːˀs]

Noun

rus c. (singular definite rusen, not used in plural form)

1. intoxication
2. ecstasy

Etymology 2

Maybe an abbreviaton of Latin depositurus.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rus/, [ʁus]

Noun

rus c. (singular definite russen, plural indefinite russer)

1. freshman, first-year student

Inflection

    Inflection of rus

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	rus	russen	russer	russerne
genitive	rus'	russens	russers	russernes

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Dutch

Etymology 1

Germanic, from Middle Dutch rusch, rosch, ruysch, risch, resch; however the Juncaceae plants may constitute a parallel etymology

Alternative forms

• rusch (obsolete)
• rosch, ruisch, risch, resch (all obsolete)

Noun

rus ? (plural russen, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. A sod, turf of soil, grass, reed or other vegetation
2. The graminal plant Armeria vulgaris or Armeria maritima
3. A grass-like plant, (bul)rush, notably of the genera Juncus and Luzula

Synonyms

• (sod) plag, zode
• (Armeria species) pastoorsgras n.
• (plant rush) bies, bloembies, veldbies

Derived terms

• rusachtig
• russen (adjective)
• (rush-related species; presumably all have a modern from ending in -rus instead of -rusch) Alpenrusch, boschrusch, draadrusch, dwergrusch, greppelrusch, koprusch, lidrusch, moerasrusch, paddenrusch, pitrusch, steenrusch, trekrusch, waterrusch, zeerusch
• ruschdijk
• ruschkleed n.
• russchepit
• russchenpol, russenpol.
• rusruiterskruid, (obsolete) ruschruiterskruid

Etymology 2

Germanic?

Adjective

rus

1. Alternative form of ruis.

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French

Noun

rus m.

1. Plural form of ru.

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Latin

Noun

rūs (genitive rūris); n, third declension

1. The country; countryside
2. A farm
3. A village

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	rūs	rūra
genitive	rūris	rūrum
dative	rūrī	rūribus
accusative	rūs	rūra
ablative	rūre	rūribus
vocative	rūs	rūra

Usage notes

Rus is one of three common nouns that take the locative case, the other two being domus and humus.

Derived terms

• ruralis
• rus in urbe
• rusticus

See also

• civitas f.
• oppidum n.
• urbs f.

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Norwegian

Noun

rus m. (definite singular rusen; uncountable)

1. The mental state inebriation, intoxication, brought on by using alcohol or other drugs

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Romanian

Noun

rus m. (plural ruși) (feminine rusoaică)

1. Russian

Adjective

rus ^{m nom/acc forms}

1. Russian

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

rus m. (genitive ruis, no plural)

1. The cereal rice