See also: russ, Russ, ruß, and Russ.

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): /ʁuːs/
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  • Rhymes: -uːs

Noun edit

Ruß m (strong, genitive Rußes, plural Ruße)

  1. soot

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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