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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)
- Russian (person)
- Synonym: רוסלענדער (ruslender)
- cockroach
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
- 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). .