רוס

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Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German Riuze, Riuz, Rûz, from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

רוס • (rus) m, plural רוסן (rusn), feminine רוסין (rusin) or רוסקע (ruske)

  1. Russian (person)
    Synonym: רוסלענדער (ruslender)
  2. cockroach
  3. Rus (country)
  4. East Slavic people
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

רוס • (rus) m or n

  1. soot
    Synonym: סאַזשע (sazhe)
Derived terms

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “רוס” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
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