Russe

regressive derivative of Russia, replacing the now obsolete noun and adjective Russien. Compare with Swedish ryss, Dutch rus, German Russe, Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian русь, rus. Also compare in Russian the formation of русский rússkij ('ethnically Russian') and россиянин rossiyánin ('inhabitant of Russia') derived from россия rossíya ('Russia').

Definitions

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Synonyms

ruskovPopovRussien

Translations

  • germangerman:Russin
  • englishenglish:Russian
  • chinesechinese:俄罗斯人
  • spanishspanish:ruso
  • russianrussian:русский
  • thaithai:ชาวรัสเซีย
  • turkishturkish:Rusyalı

See also

russes (adj.) Russes (pn.)