Rus

Appendix:Variations of "rus" English Alternative forms en Rus' en Rūs (in the context of transliteration from Arabic) Etymology Earlier form en Russ from en de Russe etc., from en orv Русь. More recent use influenced by en ru Русь, from en orv Русь. Use with macron was probably influenced by the transliteration of Arabic ar رُوس. Compare en Russ, en Russian, en Russie, en Russniak, en Rusyn, en Ruthenian. Also compare sv Ryss, nl Rus, de Russe, fr Russe, gkm Ῥῶς, ru Русь, be Русь, uk Русь. Also compare ru ру́сский Ethnic Russian, of Rus, ru россия́нин Russian national, ru Росси́я Russia. See further Etymology of Rus and derivatives. Pronunciation en /ɹuːs/ /ɹʌs/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rus.wav Southern England en uːs ʌs 1 Proper noun ~ Rus A people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Novgorod, Kiev/Kyiv and the Volga and Dnieper/Dnipro gave rise to the Rus' principalities. from 19th c. en 2009 w:Diarmaid MacCulloch A History of Christianity 504 Penguin 2010 In 860 the Rus’ streamed southwards and laid siege to Constantinople itself. Kievan Rus, the medieval East Slavic state established by these same warrior merchants in the 9th century, whose capital was in Kiev. Any of the medieval East Slavic principalities ruled by this class, especially Kievan Rus. en poetic The nation of Russia, especially in a transcendent or romantic sense referring to the history and culture of the country. Usage notes This neutral term is used more often instead of en Russia or en medieval Russia, acknowledging that the Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian people share the heritage of Rus. With this innovation, it is sometimes unclear how to replace the adjective en Russian in the same context. Alternatives include using the attributive noun, as in “the Rus princes”, or rewriting to use “of Rus”. The nonstandard adjective en Rusian is seen very rarely. Synonyms Scandinavians in Eastern Europe en Varangians Kievan Rus en Kievan Rus, en Kievan Rus', en Kyivan Rus, en Kyivan Rus' East Slavic principalities en Rus' en principalities Russiaen really??? en Kiev, en Kyiv Derived terms en Moscow Rus en Rusian, en Rus'ian rare en White Rus Related terms en Belarus,Belarusian Little Russia,Little Russian Rusnak,Rusniak Russia,Russian Belarus,Belarusian,Bielorussia,Bielorussian Rusyn Ruthenia,Ruthene,Ruthenian Translations people Afrikaans: af Roes Arabic: ar رُوس m f Belarusian: be Русь f, be русь f, be русіч m-p ру́січы Bulgarian: bg Рус f Carpathian Rusyn: rue русь f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 羅斯 Luósī Czech: cs Rus f Esperanto: eo rusjanoj p Finnish: fi rusit p French: fr Rus' f, fr Rus f German: de Rus f Greek: el Ρως f Hebrew: he רוס f rus Indonesian: id Rus Japanese: ja ルーシ Rūshi Korean: ko ^루시 Latin: la Ruthenia f Latvian: lv Krievzeme f Macedonian: mk Рус m Malay: ms Rus Mongolian: Cyrillic: mn орос Persian: Iranian Persian: fa-ira روس, fa-ira اُرُس archaic Polish: pl Ruś f Portuguese: pt rus m-p Russian: ru Русь f, ru русич m-p ру́сичи, ru русь f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Русија f Latin: sh Rusija f Slovak: sk Rus f Slovene: sl Rusija f Spanish: es Rus f Swedish: sv ruser c-p Ukrainian: uk Русь f, uk русь f, uk русич m-p ру́сичі medieval East Slavic state, usually or often with a qualifier "Kyiv", "Kievan" Albanian: sq Rus m, sq Rusi m definite Arabic: ar رُوس f Armenian: hy Ռուսիա Azerbaijani: az Rus Belarusian: be Русь f, be Ру́ская зямля́ f, be Рутэ́нія f translation of "Ruthenia" Bulgarian: bg Рус f Carpathian Rusyn: rue Русь f, rue Ру́ська земля́ f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 羅斯 Luósī Czech: cs Rus f Dutch: nl Roes f Esperanto: eo Rusjo Finnish: fi Rutenia French: fr Rus' f, fr Rous' f, fr Ruthénie f German: de Rus f, de Ruthenien n Greek: el Ρως f Medieval Greek: grc Ῥῶς m-p Hebrew: he רוּס f rus Hindi: hi रूस m Indonesian: id Rus Italian: it Rutenia f, it Rus' f Japanese: ja ルーシ Rūshi, ja ルテニア Rutenia Kazakh: kk Русь Korean: ko ^루시, ko ^루테니아 Kyrgyz: ky Русь Latin: la Russia f, la Ruthenia f Latvian: lv Krievzeme f Lithuanian: lt Rusia f Macedonian: mk Рус m Malay: ms Rus, ms Rus' Mongolian: Cyrillic: mn Рус, mn Русь Old Church Slavonic: Cyrillic: cu Роусь f Old East Slavic: orv Русьскаꙗ землꙗ f, orv Русь f Persian: Iranian Persian: fa-ira روس, fa-ira اُرُس archaic Polish: pl Ruś f Portuguese: pt Ruténia f Portugal, pt Rutênia f Brazil Russian: ru Русь f, ru Ру́сская земля́ f, ru Руте́ния f translation of "Ruthenia" Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Ру̏с f Latin: sh Rȕs f Slovak: sk Rus f Slovene: sl Rus f Spanish: es Rutenia f Tajik: tg Рус Turkish: tr Rus Ukrainian: uk Русь f, uk Ру́ська земля́ f, uk Руте́нія f transliteration of "Ruthenia" Urdu: ur رُوس m Uzbek: uz Rus Vietnamese: vi Rus', vi Rus any of the medieval East Slavic principalities Armenian: hy Ռուսիա Belarusian: be Русь f Bulgarian: bg Рус f Carpathian Rusyn: rue Русь f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 羅斯 Luósī Czech: cs Rus f Esperanto: eo Rusjo Finnish: fi Rusj Greek: el Ρως f Japanese: ja ルーシ Rūshi Latvian: lv Krievzeme f Macedonian: mk Рус m Old East Slavic: orv Русь f Polish: pl Ruś f Portuguese: pt Ruténia f Portugal, pt Rutênia f Brazil Russian: ru Русь f Slovak: sk Rus f Ukrainian: uk Русь f Russia Ruthenia Noun * A person from Rus. 1959, Boris Dmitrievich Grekov, Kiev Rus, Foreign Languages Pub. House, p 244: And if a Rus hits a Greek, or a Greek a Rus with a sword, a spear or any other weapon, he shall pay five litres of silver for his offence, in accordance with Rus law; and if he be unable (insolvent—Author) his property shall be sold for the best price it fetches, including the very clothes . . . 1959, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich Solov’ev, History of Russia from the Earliest Times [2000], v 3 (The Shift Northward: Kievan Rus, 1154–1228), p 223: If a Varangian claimed money from a Rus, or a Rus from a Varangian, and the debtor refused to pay, the plaintiff, accompanied by twelve witnesses, . . . 1973, Donald W. Treadgold, The West in Russia and China: Religious and Secular Thought in Modern Times, v 1 (Russia, 1472–1917), 0521097258, p xxxv: The Church of Kievan Rus knew men well-versed in Scripture and apparently other learning of the time, such as the Metropolitans Ioann II (d. 1089) and Klimetn Smoliatich (twelfth century). The former was Greek, and the latter a Rus. References Anagrams en rsu usr SRU urs URs Sur. sur- RSU en Belarus Demonyms Russia Ukraine History of Ukraine History of Russia Afrikaans Noun Russe Russie en Russian person from Russia or of Russian descent Related terms af Rusland af Russies af Russia Nationalities Central Franconian Etymology From gmw-cfr goh rōsa, from gmw-cfr la rosa. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /ʀuːs/ Noun gmw-cfr noun f plural Ruse diminutive Rüsje or Riesche gmw-cfr most dialects rose Usage notes The diminutive Rüsje is Ripuarian; the form Riesche is Moselle Franconian. gmw-cfr Flowers Czech Pronunciation cs LL-Q9056 (ces)-Anavaline-Rus.wav Etymology 1 cs zlw-ocs Rus, ultimately derived from cs orv Русь. Noun m-an Ruska Russian person cs Rusák colloquial Declension m.an.nomplové:i Related terms cs Ruska Rusko ruský ruština Etymology 2 cs :inh zlw-ocs:Rus + 1 Proper noun f cs literary Russia cs mátuška Rus Mother Russia cs historical en Rus cs Kyjevská Rus Kievan Rus Declension f.sg.istem Further reading Proper noun m-an Rusová cs m Declension m.an.surname Further reading cs Russia Male people Nationalities Dutch nl: Pronunciation nl Nl-Rus.ogg nl ʏs 1 nl /rʏs/ Noun m -en + Russin Russian nl Bargoens detective Derived terms nl de Russen zijn in het land Rusland russificeren Russisch russofiel russofoob Witrus nl Nationalities Russia Polish Etymology From pl rusy or Rus ("Ruthenian" or "Russian"). Pronunciation LL-Q809 (pol)-Poemat-Rus.wav Proper noun m-pr pl m Declension <m.pr.nomplowie> Proper noun f 1 Rusowa Rusówna pl f Further reading Romanian Etymology From ro rus. Pronunciation ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Rus.wav Proper noun m ro village commune/Dumbrăvița county/Maramureș c/Romania ro commune county/Sălaj c/Romania ro village commune/Rus county/Sălaj c/Romania Serbo-Croatian Pronunciation Rȕs Noun Rȕs m-an Rȕskinja sh <<c/Russia>> Russian m Declension Rȕs Rȕsi Rusa Rusa Rusu Rusima Rusa Ruse Ruse Rusi Rusu Rusima Rusom Rusima Further reading dlhhWRQ%3D Slovak Pronunciation Noun m-pr Ruska Russian person Declension Rus Rusa Rusovi Rusa Rusovi Rusom Rusi Rusov Rusom Rusov Rusoch Rusmi Proper noun m-pr Rusová sk m ethnonyms Declension m-pr surn References Further reading sk Rusko sk ruský sk rusky sk ruština sk Russia Male people Nationalities Slovene Pronunciation Rȗs Noun Rȗs m-an Rúsinja Russian (male person) Declension Rús 1 Related terms sl Rúsija sl rúski sl rúščina Further reading sl Russia Male people Nationalities Turkish Noun Rus'u lar A Russian person (nationality) tr Moskof colloquial Declension