rous
Czech
Etymology
Perhaps a deverbal from rousat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrou̯s]
Noun
rous m inan
- long hair or feathering on the lower legs of some animals, especially on a horse or bird
- (dialectal) soot
- Synonym: mour
Declension
Declension of rous (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rous | rousy |
| genitive | rousu | rousů |
| dative | rousu | rousům |
| accusative | rous | rousy |
| vocative | rouse | rousy |
| locative | rousu | rousech |
| instrumental | rousem | rousy |
Related terms
adjectives
- rousnatý
- rousný
Further reading
- “rous”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “rous”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “rous”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
North Frisian
Alternative forms
- ruus (Föhr-Amrum)
- Ruus (Sylt)