Reuss
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Reuss (countable and uncountable, plural Reusses)
- A river in Switzerland, spanning from its source in Uri to its mouth in Aargau.
- A surname from German.
Translations[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Reuss is the 20309th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1309 individuals. Reuss is most common among White (96.18%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Reuss”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From an earlier form Rusa, first attested in 1296. Possibly from an earlier *Sila which also gave Silenen its name. Reuss was also known as Ursa from the 16th to the 19th c.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Reuss f (proper noun, genitive Reuss)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Reuss [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading[edit]
- Reuss on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Reuss (Fluss) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Reuss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Reuss” in Duden online
- “Reuss” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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