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Irish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Russi (“Russians”), ultimately from Byzantine Greek Ρωσία (Rōsía).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
An Rúis f (genitive na Rúise)
- Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)
Declension
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Rúis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Rúis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Rúis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Rúis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
