What does "rus" mean?
A person from Rus.
Rus
/ɹuːs/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A person from Rus.
- Grammar: rus is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: countryside, east slavic, east slavic realm, kievan rus.
- Useful contrasts: city, contemporary, metropolis.
- Usage evidence: There was no Kievan Rus', but there was a Kievan Ukraine.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person from Rus.
"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 . . ."
Proper Noun
- 1 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. countable, uncountable
"In 860 the Rus’ streamed southwards and laid siege to Constantinople itself."
- 2 Initialism of Rural Utilities Service. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 Kievan Rus, the medieval East Slavic state established by these same warrior merchants in the 9th century, whose capital was in Kiev. countable, uncountable
- 4 Any of the medieval East Slavic principalities ruled by this class, especially Kievan Rus. countable, uncountable
- 5 The nation of Russia, especially in a transcendent or romantic sense referring to the history and culture of the country. countable, poetic, uncountable
Synonyms
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Example
"There was no Kievan Rus', but there was a Kievan Ukraine."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "rus"?
Common synonyms include: countryside, east slavic, east slavic realm, kievan rus, medieval rus, rural area.
How do you use "rus" in a sentence?
There was no Kievan Rus', but there was a Kievan Ukraine.
How do you pronounce "rus"?
Pronounced /ɹuːs/.
Etymology
Earlier form Russ from German Russe etc., from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ). More recent use influenced by Russian Русь (Rusʹ), from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ). Use with macron was probably influenced by the transliteration of Arabic رُوس (rūs). Compare Russ, Russian, Russie, Russniak, Rusyn, Ruthenian. Also compare Swedish Ryss, Dutch Rus, German Russe, French Russe, Byzantine Greek Ῥῶς (Rhôs), Russian Русь (Rusʹ), Belarusian Русь (Rusʹ), Ukrainian Русь (Rusʹ). Also compare Russian ру́сский (rússkij, “Ethnic Russian, of Rus”), россия́нин (rossijánin, “Russian national”), Росси́я (Rossíja, “Russia”). See further Etymology of Rus and derivatives.