Rúis

See also: ruis and Ruis

Irish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Russi (“Russians”), ultimately from Byzantine Greek Ρωσία (Rōsía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾˠuːʃ/

Proper noun

An Rúis f (genitive na Rúise)

1. Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)

Declension

Declension of Rúis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Rúis vocative a Rúis genitive Rúise dative Rúis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Rúis genitive na Rúise dative leis an Rúis don Rúis

Derived terms

• Rúiseach (“a Russian person”)
• Rúiseach (“Russian”, adjective)
• Rúisis (“the Russian language”)

See also

• Cónaidhm na Rúise

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Rúis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Rúis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Rúis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Rúis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025