/rus/ , n. , pl. Russ, Russes , adj.
n.
1. a Russian.
2. Archaic. the Russian language.
adj.
3. Russian.
[ russe, G Russe or D rus, all ult. Rusi the common East Slavic name for the East Slavic-speaking lands and peoples before c1500 ]
/roos/ , n.
Niemen.