Русчук

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

  • Русчу́къ (Rusčúk)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish روسجق (ruscuk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [roʃˈt͡ʃu̟k]
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification(key): Ру‧счук
  • Hyphenation(key): Рус‧чук

Proper noun

Русчу́к • (Rusčúkm (indeclinable, relational adjective русчу́шки, demonym русчукли́я, female demonym русчукли́йка) (archaic, historical)

  1. former name of Ру́се (Rúse), used during the Ottoman period.