Rúis

See also: ruis and Ruis

Irish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Russi (Russians), ultimately from Byzantine Greek Ρωσία (Rōsía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾˠuːʃ/

Proper noun

An Rúis f (genitive na Rúise)

  1. Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)

Declension

Declension of Rúis (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Rúis
vocative a Rúis
genitive Rúise
dative Rúis
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Rúis
genitive na Rúise
dative leis an Rúis
don Rúis

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Rúis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Rúis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 923; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Rúis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • Rúis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025