yus

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/jʊs//juːz/

noun

Either of two letters, little yus (Ѧ) and big yus (Ѫ), representing nasal vowel sounds in the Cyrillic alphabet. The only major Slavic language retaining these sounds is Polish, which is written in the Latin alphabet.

OriginRussian юс ← Old Church Slavonic ѫсъ →
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Meanings

yus1

particle
  1. alternativedialectalAlternative form of yes.

    Yus, to live in dirt, I feel is a `orrid degradation; but one thing I'd like to know, is it wus than living on it?

    1892, Punch, or The London Charivari, from
    1 more example

    Wych Street? Yus, of course I knoo Wych Street. Used to go there with some of the boys -- when I was Covent Garden way.

    1922, Edward J. O'Brien and John Cournos, compilers and editors, The Best British Short Stories of 1922

yus2

nounyus (plural yuses)

plural yuses · alternative jus

  1. Either of two letters, little yus (Ѧ) and big yus (Ѫ), representing nasal vowel sounds in the Cyrillic alphabet. The only major Slavic language retaining these sounds is Polish, which is written in the Latin alphabet.

yus3

noun
  1. pluralplural of yu

Yus4

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Yu

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
yes

Origin

yus · particle

Dialectal form of yes.

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yus · noun

  1. Old Church Slavonicѫсъ“big yus”
  2. Russianюс
  3. Englishyus

Russian юс (jus), from Old Church Slavonic ѫсъ (ǫsŭ, “big yus”)

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Translations

Bulgarian юс
  • юс (jus)name of the old Cyrillic letter
Czech jus
  • jusname of the old Cyrillic letter
German Jus
  • Jusname of the old Cyrillic letter
Polish jus
  • jusname of the old Cyrillic letter
Romanian ius
  • iusname of the old Cyrillic letter
Russian юс
  • юс (jus)name of the old Cyrillic letter
Slovak jus
  • jusname of the old Cyrillic letter
Ukrainian юс
  • юс (jus)name of the old Cyrillic letter

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with yus

newsusechoosewhoseabusecruiselosebluesdosCruzHughesrefuseexcusereuseduesmusefusecrewsmisuseToulousegusdiffuseconfusebooze
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Anagrams

SuySyu
Cite this entry
APA

yus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yus

MLA

“yus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yus.

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