Ruß

See also: russ, Russ, ruß, and Russ.

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German ruoz, rūz, from Old High German ruoz, hruoz, from Proto-Germanic *hrōtaz (“soot”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreH(u)d-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁuːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːs

Noun

Ruß m (strong, genitive Rußes, plural Ruße)

  1. soot

Declension

Declension of Ruß [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ruß die Ruße
genitive eines des Rußes der Ruße
dative einem dem Ruß, Ruße1 den Rußen
accusative einen den Ruß die Ruße

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Ruß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Ruß” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Ruß” in Duden online
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