Russ

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.
    • Thomas Campbell
      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.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Russ in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

German

Noun

Russ m (genitive Russes, plural Russe)

  1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Ruß.

Luxembourgish

Noun

Russ m (plural Russen, feminine Russin)

  1. Russian
  • russesch
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