Russ
German, noun
Russ is a German masculine noun meaning “Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Ruß” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, russ. is a different word: “abbreviation of russisch”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “schwarzer Rückstand (Kohlenstoff), der bei unvollständiger Verbrennung übrig bleibt”.
What does Russ mean in English?
noun
- 1
SwitzerlandmasculineSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Ruß
adjective
- 1
abbreviation of russisch
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. russisch
noun: 1. schwarzer Rückstand (Kohlenstoff), der bei unvollständiger Verbrennung übrig bleibt
unknown: 1. ==== Worttrennung ==== :russ
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Russ
- Russes genitive
- Russe plural
- Ruß variant Austrian German
- Russen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Russ
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Russ in German?
Russ appears 6.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).