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Русе

/[ˈrusɛ]/
Bulgarianname

Definitions

  1. 1.
    Ruse (a city in Bulgaria)
  2. 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

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