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

Derived terms

noun
verb

Further reading

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