Rusian

R1U1S1I1A1N1

adjective

related to the Rus (people)

UncommonScrabble 6

Meanings

adjectiveRusian (not comparable)

alternative Rus'ian · alternative Rus’ian · alternative Rusʼian · alternative Rusʹian

  1. not comparablerelated to the Rus (people)
  2. not comparablefrom or related to the medieval state of Kievan Rus
    1 more example

    And finally, in keeping with the argument e silentio, one would be forced to conclude that the entire branch P of the Paterik Skitskij is of Rusian origin, i.e. that its chapters A–1 and B–G were added in Rusian translation to the body of chapters 2–22 and H–J transmitted in South Slavic manuscripts, so that the syntax, lexicon and morphology of the Story of the Merciful Nestor should be evaluated as Rusian.

    1992, William Veder, The Merciful Nestor and Sozomen: Early Rusian Text Transmission in a Stratigraphic Perspective
proper noun

alternative Rus'ian · alternative Rus’ian · alternative Rusʼian · alternative Rusʹian

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian ру́ски, старору́ски
  • ру́ски (rúski)related to the Rus (people)
  • старору́ски (starorúski)related to the Rus (people)
  • ру́ски (rúski)from or related to the medieval state of Kievan Rus
Czech ruský, staroruský
  • ruskýrelated to the Rus (people)
  • staroruskýrelated to the Rus (people)
Esperanto rusja, rusja
  • rusjarelated to the Rus (people)
  • rusjafrom or related to the medieval state of Kievan Rus
French ruthénien
  • ruthénienrelated to the Rus (people)
German ruthenisch, russisch
  • ruthenischrelated to the Rus (people)
  • russischrelated to the Rus (people)
  • altrussischrelated to the Rus (people)
Polish ruski, staroruski
  • ruskirelated to the Rus (people)
  • staroruskirelated to the Rus (people)
  • ruskifrom or related to the medieval state of Kievan Rus
Russian ру́сский, древнеру́сский
  • ру́сский (rússkij)related to the Rus (people)
  • древнеру́сский (drevnerússkij)related to the Rus (people)
  • ру́сский (rússkij)from or related to the medieval state of Kievan Rus
Ukrainian ру́ський, давньору́ський
  • ру́ський (rúsʹkyj)related to the Rus (people)
  • давньору́ський (davnʹorúsʹkyj)related to the Rus (people)
  • ру́ський (rúsʹkyj)from or related to the medieval state of Kievan Rus
Cite this entry
APA

Rusian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rusian

MLA

“Rusian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rusian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rusian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rusian.

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