Russian

== English == === Alternative forms === (abbreviation): Ru. === Etymology === From Medieval Latin (11th century) Russiānus, from Russia, a Latinization of the Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ)) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”). Attested in English (both as a noun and as an adjective) from the 16th century. By surface analysis, Russia +‎ -an. Piecewise doublet of Rossiyan. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈɹʊʃ(ə)n/ (Scotland, Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɾʌʃ(ə)n/ Rhymes: -ʌʃən === Adjective === Russian (comparative more Russian, superlative most Russian) Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians. Synonyms: Muscovite, (rare) Rossiyan, (dated) Russ (dated) Of or pertaining to the Soviet Union. Synonym: Soviet (dated) Of or pertaining to Rus. Of or pertaining to the Russian language. ==== Descendants ==== → Ahtna: lazene → Chinese: 羅宋 / 罗宋 (luósòng) → Ukrainian: ра́шин (rášyn), ра́шн (rášn) ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Russian (countable and uncountable, plural Russians) (countable) A citizen of Russia. Synonyms: (archaic) Muscovite, (rare) Rossiyan, (dated, rare, poetic) Russ (countable) A person of an East Slavic ethnic group which is native to, and constitutes the majority of the population of, Russia; an ethnic Russian. (countable, obsolete) A person from the Soviet Union. (uncountable) The Russian language. Synonym: (dated) Russ A domestic cat breed. A cat of this breed. (juggling, rare in the singular) A type of juggling ball with a hard outer shell, filled with salt, sand or another similar substance. (MLE, slang) Someone from or around Brandon Estate (also known as Moscow). (MLE, slang) A gun (due to some preference for Russian arms with gang members). (South Africa) A kind of sausage derived from Russian kolbasa. ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Russian A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Russian is the 36970th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 604 individuals. Russian is most common among White (81.13%) individuals. === Verb === Russian (third-person singular simple present Russians, present participle Russianing, simple past and past participle Russianed) (transitive, obsolete) To compel or force someone as a result of Russian influence or pressure. === Derived terms === === Related terms === === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Russian terms Appendix:Russian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Russian === Further reading === ISO 639-1 code ru, ISO 639-3 code rus (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Russian, rus ⁠ Russian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Russian (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia