Ῥῶς

Ῥῶς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ). Compare Arabic رُوس‎ (rūs), English Rus, German Russe or Russian Русь (Rusʹ).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ros/

• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ros/

Noun

Ῥῶς • (Rhôs) m (indeclinable)

1. Rus
2. the Russians
   • Constantine VII, De Administrando Imperio 2.1

Inflection

Declension of οἱ Ῥῶς; τῶν Ῥῶς (Byzantine)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	οἱ Ῥῶς hoi Rhôs
Genitive	τῶν Ῥῶς tôn Rhôs
Dative	τοῖς Ῥῶς toîs Rhôs
Accusative	τοὺς Ῥῶς toùs Rhôs
Vocative	Ῥῶς Rhôs
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• Ῥωσία (Rhōsía)

References

• Sophocles, E.A., Thayer, J.H. & Drisler, H. (1900) Greek lexicon of the Roman and Byzantine periods (from B.C. 146 to A.D. 1100), (p.974), (p. (974 of 1188)). Cornell University Library. https://archive.org/details/cu31924021609395