Polish
Etymology
From ruski + -ek. Sense 2 is due to the fact many came from Russia.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -usɛk
- Syllabification: ru‧sek
- Homophone: Rusek
Noun
rusek m pers
- (derogatory, ethnic slur) Russki
- Synonym: Ruski
- (Southern Greater Poland, agriculture) synonym of pastuch
Declension
Declension of rusek
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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rusek
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ruskowie/ruski (deprecative)
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| genitive
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ruska
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rusków
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| dative
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ruskowi
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ruskom
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| accusative
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ruska
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rusków
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| instrumental
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ruskiem
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ruskami
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| locative
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rusku
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ruskach
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| vocative
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rusku
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ruskowie
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Noun
rusek m animal
- (student slang) Russian (subject of study)
Declension
Declension of rusek
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singular
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| nominative
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rusek
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| genitive
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ruska
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| dative
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ruskowi
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| accusative
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ruska
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| instrumental
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ruskiem
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| locative
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rusku
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| vocative
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rusku
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Further reading
- rusek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- rusek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Oskar Kolberg (1877) “rusek”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 31