русый
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic русъ (rusŭ), from Proto-Slavic *rusъ, from earlier *rudsъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰ-s-o-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrusɨj]
Adjective
ру́сый • (rúsyj)
- fair(-haired), blond(e), light brown (of hair), dirty blond
Declension
Declension of ру́сый (short class a)
| masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ру́сый rúsyj | ру́сое rúsoje | ру́сая rúsaja | ру́сые rúsyje | |
| genitive | ру́сого rúsovo | ру́сой rúsoj | ру́сых rúsyx | ||
| dative | ру́сому rúsomu | ру́сой rúsoj | ру́сым rúsym | ||
| accusative | animate | ру́сого rúsovo | ру́сое rúsoje | ру́сую rúsuju | ру́сых rúsyx |
| inanimate | ру́сый rúsyj | ру́сые rúsyje | |||
| instrumental | ру́сым rúsym | ру́сой, ру́сою rúsoj, rúsoju | ру́сыми rúsymi | ||
| prepositional | ру́сом rúsom | ру́сой rúsoj | ру́сых rúsyx | ||
| short form | рус rus | ру́со rúso | ру́са rúsa | ру́сы rúsy | |
Related terms
Russian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁rewdʰ- (0 c, 8 e)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “русый”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. (1993), “руда”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1 (а – пантомима), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 246