There was no Kievan Rus', but there was a Kievan Ukraine.
Source: tatoeba (10636248)
Rus
//ɹuːs//
Synonyms for "rus" (11 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Proper Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (3)
Proper Noun(3 words)
Related words (5)
Proper Noun(4 words)
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Synonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
14 entriesderived
4 entriesetymologically related_to
6 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Translations
99 translations across 37 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- Roes name (people)
Arabic
1 entries- رُوس name (people)
Armenian
2 entries- Ռուսիա name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Ռուսիա name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- Rus name (medieval East Slavic state)
Belarusian
4 entries- Ру́ская зямля́ name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Русь name (people)
- Русь name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Русь name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
Bulgarian
3 entries- Рус name (people)
- Рус name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Рус name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
Carpathian Rusyn
4 entries- Ру́ська земля́ name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Русь name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Русь name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
- русь name (people)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 羅斯 /罗斯 name (people)
- 羅斯 /罗斯 name (medieval East Slavic state)
- 羅斯 /罗斯 name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
Church Slavic
1 entries- Роусь name (medieval East Slavic state)
Czech
3 entries- Rus name (people)
- Rus name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Rus name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
Dutch
1 entries- Roes name (medieval East Slavic state)
Finnish
3 entries- Rusj name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
- Rutenia name (medieval East Slavic state)
- rusit name (people)
French
4 entries- Rous' name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Rus name (people)
- Rus' name (people)
- Rus' name (medieval East Slavic state)
German
3 entries- Rus name (people)
- Rus name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Ruthenien name (medieval East Slavic state)
Greek
3 entries- Ρως name (people)
- Ρως name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Ρως name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
Hebrew
1 entries- רוס name (people)
Hindi
1 entries- रूस name (medieval East Slavic state)
Indonesian
2 entries- Rus name (people)
- Rus name (medieval East Slavic state)
Italian
1 entries- Rutenia name (medieval East Slavic state)
Japanese
4 entries- ルテニア name (medieval East Slavic state)
- ルーシ name (people)
- ルーシ name (medieval East Slavic state)
- ルーシ name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
Korean
3 entries- 루시 name (people)
- 루시 name (medieval East Slavic state)
- 루테니아 name (medieval East Slavic state)
Latin
1 entries- Ruthenia name (people)
Latvian
3 entries- Krievzeme name (people)
- Krievzeme name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Krievzeme name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
Macedonian
3 entries- Рус name (people)
- Рус name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Рус name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
Malay
2 entries- Rus name (people)
- Rus name (medieval East Slavic state)
Mongolian
1 entries- Рус name (medieval East Slavic state)
Old East Slavic
3 entries- Русь name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Русь name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
- Русьскаꙗ землꙗ name (medieval East Slavic state)
Persian
2 entries- ارس name (people)
- روس name (people)
Polish
3 entries- Ruś name (people)
- Ruś name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Ruś name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
Portuguese
4 entries- Ruténia name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Ruténia name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
- Rutênia name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Rutênia name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
Russian
4 entries- Ру́сская земля́ name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Русь name (people)
- Русь name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Русь name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Rusija name (people)
- Русија name (people)
Slovak
3 entries- Rus name (people)
- Rus name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Rus name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
Slovene
1 entries- Rusija name (people)
Spanish
2 entries- Rus name (people)
- Rutenia name (medieval East Slavic state)
Swedish
1 entries- ruser name (people)
Ukrainian
4 entries- Ру́ська земля́ name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Русь name (people)
- Русь name (medieval East Slavic state)
- Русь name (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe.
Source: tatoeba (12013675)
In 860 the Rus’ streamed southwards and laid siege to Constantinople itself.
Source: wiktionary
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 . . .
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 6 available sentences.
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