rous

See also: Rous and Rouš

Czech

rousy

Etymology

Perhaps a deverbal from rousat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrou̯s]

Noun

rous m inan

1. long hair or feathering on the lower legs of some animals, especially on a horse or bird
2. (dialectal) soot

   Synonym: mour

Declension

Declension of rous (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	rous	rousy
genitive	rousu	rousů
dative	rousu	rousům
accusative	rous	rousy
vocative	rouse	rousy
locative	rousu	rousech
instrumental	rousem	rousy

Related terms

adjectives

• rousnatý
• rousný

 

Further reading

• “rous”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “rous”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “rous”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• ruus (Föhr-Amrum)
• Ruus (Sylt)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin rosa.

Noun

rous f (plural rouse) (Mooring)

1. rose
2. (by extension) any flower

   Synonym: blööm