Russ

See also: russ, ruß, Ruß, and Russ.

English

Etymology 1

Diminutive of Russell.

Proper noun

Russ

1. A diminutive of the male given name Russell.
2. A surname

See also

• Rus

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Russe etc., from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ). Compare more recent Rus.

Adjective

Russ (comparative more Russ, superlative most Russ)

1. (dated) Of or relating to the Russians.

Noun

Russ (plural Russ or Russes)

1. (dated, rare, poetic) A Russian.
   • (Can we date this quote by Thomas Campbell and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     But time will teach the Russ, ev'n conquering War
     Has handmaid arts: aye, aye, the Russ will woo
     All sciences that speed Bellona's car,
     All murder's tactic arts, and win them too […]

Proper noun

Russ

1. (dated) The Russian language.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “Russ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• SRUs, U.S.S.R., USSR

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German

Noun

Russ m (genitive Russes, plural Russe)

1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Ruß.

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rus/

Noun

Russ m (plural Russe, feminine Russin)

1. Russian

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁus/
• Rhymes: -us

Noun

Russ m (plural Russen, feminine Russin)

1. Russian

Related terms

• russesch