Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rusъ

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From earlier *rudsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *raudsas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰ-s-o-, from *h₁rewdʰ- (red). Morphologically *rud- +‎ *-sъ.

Compare Baltic: Lithuanian raũsvas, rùsvas, rusė́ti, ruslės, Latvian rusls, rûsa.

Compare Indo-European: Latin russus.

Adjective

*rusъ

  1. fair, blonde (of hair)
  2. yellow, red, light-colored

Declension

Indefinite declension of *rusъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rusъ *rusa *ruso
genitive *rusa *rusy *rusa
dative *rusu *rusě *rusu
accusative *rusъ *rusǫ *ruso
instrumental *rusomь *rusojǫ *rusomь
locative *rusě *rusě *rusě
vocative *ruse *ruso *ruso
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rusa *rusě *rusě
genitive *rusu *rusu *rusu
dative *rusoma *rusama *rusoma
accusative *rusa *rusě *rusě
instrumental *rusoma *rusama *rusoma
locative *rusu *rusu *rusu
vocative *rusa *rusě *rusě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rusi *rusy *rusa
genitive *rusъ *rusъ *rusъ
dative *rusomъ *rusamъ *rusomъ
accusative *rusy *rusy *rusa
instrumental *rusy *rusami *rusy
locative *rusěxъ *rusaxъ *rusěxъ
vocative *rusi *rusy *rusa
Definite declension of *rusъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rusъjь *rusaja *rusoje
genitive *rusajego *rusyję̇ *rusajego
dative *rusujemu *rusěji *rusujemu
accusative *rusъjь *rusǫjǫ *rusoje
instrumental *rusyjimь *rusǫjǫ *rusyjimь
locative *rusějemь *rusěji *rusějemь
vocative *rusъjь *rusaja *rusoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rusaja *rusěji *rusěji
genitive *rusuju *rusuju *rusuju
dative *rusyjima *rusyjima *rusyjima
accusative *rusaja *rusěji *rusěji
instrumental *rusyjima *rusyjima *rusyjima
locative *rusuju *rusuju *rusuju
vocative *rusaja *rusěji *rusěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rusiji *rusyję̇ *rusaja
genitive *rusъjixъ *rusъjixъ *rusъjixъ
dative *rusyjimъ *rusyjimъ *rusyjimъ
accusative *rusyję̇ *rusyję̇ *rusaja
instrumental *rusyjimi *rusyjimi *rusyjimi
locative *rusyjixъ *rusyjixъ *rusyjixъ
vocative *rusiji *rusyję̇ *rusaja

Descendants

  • Church Slavonic: русъ (rusŭ) (Serbian)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “русый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “руда”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 246
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “русый”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa