German edit

Etymology edit

Ruß +‎ -ig

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁuːsɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁuːsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ru‧ßig

Adjective edit

rußig (strong nominative masculine singular rußiger, comparative rußiger, superlative am rußigsten)

  1. sooty

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • rußig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • rußig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon