Chus

See also: chus and CHUs

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Koine Greek Χους (Khous) in the Septuagint, from Biblical Hebrew כּוּשׁ (kûš).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʰuːs/, [kʰuːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kus/, [kus]

Proper noun

Chūs m sg (indeclinable)

1. (biblical) Cush (the son of Ham, grandson of Noah, and supposed progenitor of the African peoples.)
   • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis.10.6:

     Fīliī autem Cham: Chūs, et Mesraim, et Phūth, et Chanaan.

     And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

Declension

Indeclinable noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Chūs
Genitive	Chūs
Dative	Chūs
Accusative	Chūs
Ablative	Chūs
Vocative	Chūs

Spanish

Proper noun

Chus m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Jesús

Proper noun

Chus f

1. a diminutive of the female given name María Jesús