рос-

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See also: рос, poc, POC, PoC, póc, and poç

Russian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • ро́з- (róz-) — not before a voiceless consonant

Pronunciation

Prefix

ро́с- • (rós-)

  1. Stressed equivalent of рас- (ras-). Found primarily in deverbal nouns.
    рассыпа́ть (rassypátʹ, “to strew”) → ро́ссыпь (róssypʹ, “(geological) deposit”)
    распуска́ть (raspuskátʹ, “to dissolve”) → ро́спуск (róspusk, “dissolution”)
    расписа́ть (raspisátʹ, “to paint, to decorate”) → ро́спись (róspisʹ, “painting, mural”)
    рассказа́ть (rasskazátʹ, “to tell, to narrate”) → ро́ссказни (rósskazni, “tale, yarn (colloquial)”)
    рас- (ras-) + deverbal from черка́ть (čerkátʹ, “to scratch, to mark (colloquial)”) → ро́счерк (rósčerk, “flourish”)
Usage notes

Etymology 2

Shortening of Россия (Rossija).

Pronunciation

Prefix

рос- • (ros-)

  1. Russian (used in the names of companies or organizations)
Derived terms
See also

(other prefixes for Russia)

(similar prefixes for other countries, states, and regions)

(related to a government, especially the Russian government)

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