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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan Reus.
Proper noun
Reus
- A city in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain.
Translations
Spanish city
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 雷烏斯/雷乌斯 (Léiwūsī)
- Spanish: Reus f
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Anagrams
- ERUs, Ersu, Rues, Ruse, US'er, rues, ruse, suer, sure, ures, user
Catalan
Etymology
Possibly from reu (“defendant in a trial”), but more likely of a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia/Celtic origin. The city is mentioned as Reddis and Resis in medieval documents.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Reus m
- Reus (a city in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain)
References
- Manual of Catalan Linguistics. (2020). Germany: De Gruyter.
Further reading
- Reus on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca
- “Reus” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Proper noun
Reus
- a surname
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreus/
- Rhymes: -eus
- Syllabification: Reus
Proper noun
Reus f
- Reus (a city in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain).
Derived terms