rūsys
Lithuanian
Vyno rūsys - Wine cellar
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian rūsa (“pit for storing potatoes”). Further related to Lithuanian raũsti (“to dig”), Latvian ràust (“to rake, dig”).
- According to Derksen it could be, along with Lithuanian raũpti (“to dig”), an extension of the base of ráuti (“to pull out (roots)”), which is related to Proto-Slavic *ryti (“to dig”).
- Alternatively, according to Vasmer, could be related to ру́шить (rúšitʹ, “to raze, tear down”).
Noun
rūsỹs m (plural rūsiaĩ) stress pattern 4
- cellar, basement
- pit, hole dug in the ground (especially for storage)
Declension
declension of rūsys
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | rūsỹs | rūsiaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | rū̃sio | rūsių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | rū̃siui | rūsiáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | rū̃sį | rūsiùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | rūsiù | rūsiaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | rūsyjè | rūsiuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | rūsỹ | rūsiaĩ |
References
- “rūsys”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
- Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965), “raũsti”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 708
- Derksen, Rick (2015), “raupti; rausti; rauti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 378
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ру́шить”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress