Russ

¹ American  

[ruhs] / rʌs /

noun

plural

Russ, Russes

1. a Russian.

2. Archaic. the Russian language.

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adjective

1. Russian.

Russ ² American  

[roos] / rʊs /

noun

1. Niemen.

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Russ ³ American  

Or Russ.

abbreviation

1. Russia.

2. Russian.

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Russ ¹ British  

/ rʌs /

noun

1. an archaic word for Russian

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RUSS ² British  

abbreviation

1. Russia (international car registration)

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Russ. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Russia(n)

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Etymology

Origin of Russ

From French russe, German Russe or Dutch rus, all ultimately from Old Russian Rusĭ the common East Slavic name for the East Slavic-speaking lands and peoples before c1500

Example Sentences

Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said that heightened geopolitical tension like that seen over the weekend would normally spook investors.

From The Wall Street Journal

Was that taken when Russ and Kobe were still alive?

From Barron's

Fun fact: Russ & Daughters has the distinction of being the first known business in the United States to be called & Daughters, despite the popularity of the & Sons moniker.

From Salon

Russ & Daughters, the Jewish “appetizing store” in New York, has been shipping nationally since the 1960s, but volume for Thanksgiving doubled the first year of the Covid pandemic and has held steady since.

From The Wall Street Journal

I woke up early on game day and baked heart-shaped strawberry cream scones and assembled smoked-salmon and salmon-roe bagel sandwiches from a Russ & Daughters order placed the day before.

From The Wall Street Journal