Ruß
German
Alternative forms
- Russ (Switzerland)
Etymology
From Middle High German ruoz, rūz, from Old High German ruoz, hruoz, from Proto-Germanic *hrōtaz (“soot”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreH(u)d-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʁuːs]
- Rhymes: -uːs
Usage notes
- The spelling Ruß was deprecated in 1938 in a German spelling reform.
Declension
Further reading
- Ruß in Duden online
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