Русе
/[ˈrusɛ]/
Bulgarianname
Definitions
- 1.Ruse (a city in Bulgaria)
- 2.Ruse (a province of Bulgaria)
Etymology
Unclear. Many theories have been put forward, among them: * from Ancient Greek ῥοῦς (rhoûs) * from Proto-Slavic *rusъ (“red”), having had a semantically similar name to that of the medieval fortress Червен, as the two cities were economically connected * from Proto-Slavic *rusъ (“blonde, red-haired”) * from Latin russus (“red”) * of Thracian origin. See bg:Рюсике
Forms
- Ру́сеcanonical • feminine • masculine
- Rúseromanization
- ру́сенскиadjective • relational
- ру́сенецdemonym
- ру́сенкаdemonym • feminine
- Русчу́кalternative • dated