russus

Latin

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”). Compare Old East Slavic русъ (rusŭ) (< Proto-Slavic *rusъ < *rudsъ). See also ruber.

Pronunciation

Adjective

russus (feminine russa, neuter russum); first/second declension

  1. (rare) red

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative russus russa russum russī russae russa
genitive russī russae russī russōrum russārum russōrum
dative russō russō russīs
accusative russum russam russum russōs russās russa
ablative russō russā russō russīs
vocative russe russa russum russī russae russa

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Aragonese: royo
  • Aromanian: arosh
  • Catalan: ros
  • Old French: rous
  • Friulian: ros
  • Greek: ρούσος (roúsos)
  • Istriot: russo

References

  • russus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • russus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • russus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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