Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reuss

/ɹˈus/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: reuss
IPA: /ɹˈus/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Switzerland, spanning from its source in Uri to its mouth in Aargau.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from German.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Germany last year said it had foiled an attempt by another far-right group – the Reichsbuerger movement - to plot accused of plotting an attack on Germany’s parliament building, allegedly to overthrow its constitutional order and install the group’s central figure – aristocrat Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss – as leader."

Etymology

German surname for a cobbler, from the obsolete Middle High German (alt)riusse. Also from the noun Russe (“Russian”). For the river see Reuss below.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -, altriusse

Usage

Inflected Forms

Reusses (plural)

Rhymes With

use produce reduce abuse excuse loose introduce juice bruce goose reproduce moose

Questions

How do you pronounce reuss?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈus/.
What does reuss mean?: A river in Switzerland, spanning from its source in Uri to its mouth in Aargau.
Where does reuss come from?: It is traced to German.

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