Russ

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See also: russ, ruß, Ruß, and Russ.

English

Etymology 1

Diminutive of Russell.

Proper noun

Russ

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Russell.
  2. A surname.

See also

Etymology 2

From German Russe etc., from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ). Compare more recent Rus.

Adjective

Russ (comparative more Russ, superlative most Russ)

  1. (dated) Of or relating to the Russians.

Noun

Russ (plural Russ or Russes)

  1. (dated, rare, poetic) A Russian.
    • 1831, Thomas Campbell, The Power of Russia:
      But time will teach the Russ, ev'n conquering War
      Has handmaid arts: aye, aye, the Russ will woo
      All sciences that speed Bellona's car,
      All murder's tactic arts, and win them too […]

Proper noun

Russ

  1. (dated) The Russian language.

References

Anagrams

German

Noun

Russ m (strong, genitive Russes, plural Russe)

  1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Ruß.

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Russ m (plural Russe, feminine Russin)

  1. Russian

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Noun

Russ m (plural Russen, feminine Russin)

  1. Russian
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