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rus

a Russian (person) /ˈrus/

noun#2859 most common

Also: Russian (adjective, of Russia)

Example sentences

El este rus.
He is Russian.
Am un prieten rus.
I have a Russian friend.
Rusul acesta vorbește foarte bine engleza.
This Russian man speaks English very well.
Mulți ruși au emigrat în ultimii ani.
Many Russians have emigrated in recent years.
Cartea aceasta a fost scrisă de un rus stabilit în Franța.
This book was written by a Russian man settled in France.
Rușilor le este greu să obțină vize în unele țări occidentale.
It is hard for Russians to get visas in some Western countries.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativerusulrușii
Genitiverusuluirușilor
Accusativerusulrușii
Vocativerusulerușilor

Word family

rusoaicăa Russian woman
rusescRussian, of or from Russia
ruseștein Russian, the Russian way
RusiaRussia (the country)

Etymology

Rus comes from the medieval ethnonym Rus', the name of the people and state associated with Kievan Rus'. Romanian took the word, like most European languages, from this same root, most likely through Slavic or French mediation. The ultimate origin of Rus' itself is disputed among historians and linguists, so no single ancestral root can be stated with confidence.

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