Reuss
English
The Reuss as seen in Lucerne.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Reuss.
Proper noun
Reuss (countable and uncountable, plural Reusses)
- A river in Switzerland, spanning from its source in Uri to its mouth in Aargau.
- A surname from German.
Translations
river
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Reuss is the 20309th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1309 individuals. Reuss is most common among White (96.18%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Reuss”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Etymology
From an earlier form Rusa, first attested in 1296. Possibly from an earlier *Sila which also gave Silenen its name. Reuss was also known as Ursa from the 16th to the 19th c.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɔɪ̯s/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Reuss
Proper noun
Reuss f (proper noun, genitive Reuss)
- Reuss
Declension
Declension of Reuss [sg-only, feminine]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Reuss |
| genitive | einer | der | Reuss |
| dative | einer | der | Reuss |
| accusative | eine | die | Reuss |
Further reading
Reuss on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- Reuss (Fluss) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Reuss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Reuss” in Duden online
- “Reuss” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon