rus

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Contents 1 Catalan 1.1 Adjective 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.3 Proper noun 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Pronunciation 2.1.2 Noun 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Pronunciation 2.2.2 Noun 2.2.2.1 Inflection 3 Dutch 3.1 Etymology 1 3.1.1 Alternative forms 3.1.2 Noun 3.1.2.1 Synonyms 3.1.2.2 Derived terms 3.2 Etymology 2 3.2.1 Adjective 4 Latin 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Inflection 4.1.2 Usage notes 4.1.3 Derived terms 4.1.4 See also 5 Norwegian 5.1 Noun 6 Scottish Gaelic 6.1 Noun

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Adjective

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

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

[edit] Derived terms

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

[edit] Noun

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

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

[edit] Derived terms

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

[edit] Proper noun

rus m. 

1. Russian (the Slavic language of the Russians)

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ruːs/, [ʁuːˀs]

[edit] Noun

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

1. intoxication
2. ecstasy

[edit] Etymology 2

Maybe an abbreviaton of Latin depositurus.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /rus/, [ʁus]

[edit] Noun

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

1. freshman, first-year student

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology 1

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

[edit] Alternative forms

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

[edit] Noun

rus (plural russen, diminutive rusje, diminutive plural rusjes)

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, notbaly of the genera Juncus and Luzula

[edit] Synonyms

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Etymology 2

Germanic?

[edit] Adjective

alternative form of ruis

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

rūs (genitive rūris); n, third declension

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

[edit] Inflection

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

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] Derived terms

• ruralis
• rus in urbe
• rusticus

[edit] See also

• civitas f.
• oppidum n.
• urbs f.

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] 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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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Noun

rus m., gen ruis

1. The cereal rice