рос-

See also: рос, poc, POC, PoC, póc, and poç

Russian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• ро́з- (róz-) — not before a voiceless consonant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈros]

Prefix

ро́с- • (rós-)

1. Stressed equivalent of рас- (ras-). Found primarily in deverbal nouns.

   рассыпа́ть (rassypátʹ, “to strew”) → ро́ссыпь (róssypʹ, “(geological) deposit”)

   распуска́ть (raspuskátʹ, “to dissolve”) → ро́спуск (róspusk, “dissolution”)

   расписа́ть (raspisátʹ, “to paint, to decorate”) → ро́спись (róspisʹ, “painting, mural”)

   рассказа́ть (rasskazátʹ, “to tell, to narrate”) → ро́ссказни (rósskazni, “tale, yarn (colloquial)”)

   рас- (ras-) + deverbal from черка́ть (čerkátʹ, “to scratch, to mark (colloquial)”) → ро́счерк (rósčerk, “flourish”)

Usage notes

• The same vowel change is found in расти́ (rastí, “to grow”) vs. рост (rost, “growth”).

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rəs]

Prefix

рос- • (ros-)

1. Russian (used in the names of companies or organizations)