Ruß

See also: russ, Russ, ruß, and Russ.

German

Alternative forms

• Russ (Switzerland)

Etymology

From Middle High German ruoz, rūz, from Old High German ruoz, hruoz, from Proto-Germanic *hrōtaz (“soot”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreH(u)d-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʁuːs]
• Rhymes: -uːs

Noun

Ruß m (genitive Rußes, plural Ruße)

1. soot

Usage notes

• The spelling Ruß was deprecated in 1938 in a German spelling reform.

Derived terms

• rußen
• rußig

Further reading

• “Ruß” in Duden online