Reus

See also: reus and réus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Reus.

Proper noun

Reus

1. A city in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain.

Translations

Spanish city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雷烏斯／雷乌斯 (Léiwūsī)

• Spanish: Reus f

Anagrams

• U.S.-er, US'er, rues, useR, sure, U.S.er, user, Ruse, Ersu, Rues, U.S.'er, suer, ruse, ures, US-er, ERUs

Catalan

Etymology

Possibly from reu (“defendant in a trial”), but more likely of a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia/Celtic origin. The city is mentioned as Reddis and Resis in medieval documents.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈrɛws]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) unknown

Proper noun

Reus m

1. Reus (a city in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain)

Derived terms

• reusenc

References

• Manual of Catalan Linguistics. (2020). Germany: De Gruyter.

Further reading

• Reus on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ca
• “Reus” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Proper noun

Reus

1. a surname

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreus/ [ˈreu̯s]
• Rhymes: -eus
• Syllabification: Reus

Proper noun

Reus f

1. Reus (a city in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain).

Derived terms

• reusense