truś

See also: trus and Truś

Polish

Etymology

Ultimately from a palatalised variant Proto-Slavic *trǫsъ (“shaking”) (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?), whence also Belarusian трусь (trusʹ). Cognates include Kashubian trus (“rabbit”), Belarusian трус (trus, “rabbit; earthquake”) and Russian трус (trus, “coward; earthquake”). Doublet of trząs (“shake, wobble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /truɕ/
• Rhymes: -uɕ
• Syllabification: truś
• Homophone: Truś

Noun

truś m animal (diminutive trusiątko)

1. (colloquial, endearing, rare) rabbit (mammal)

   Synonyms: królik, trusia

Declension

Declension of truś

	singular	plural
nominative	truś	trusie
genitive	trusia	trusi/trusiów
dative	trusiowi	trusiom
accusative	trusia	trusie
instrumental	trusiem	trusiami
locative	trusiu	trusiach
vocative	trusiu	trusie

Derived terms

noun

• trusia

 

Related terms

verb

• trząść

 

Further reading

• truś in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• truś in Polish dictionaries at PWN