rusc, pl. rysc (idh rysc)
Sindarin
rusc
noun. fox
rusc
noun. fox
Cognates
- Q. rusco “fox” ✧ VT41/10
Derivations
- √RUS “brownish red” ✧ VT41/10
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √(u)rus > rusc [urusko] > [urusk] > [urusk] > [rusk] ✧ VT41/10
rusc
fox
rusc
fox
pl. rysc (idh rysc)
rosg
noun. fox
A neologism for “fox” coined by Ryszard Derdzinski in PPW (PPW) from the early 2000s, based on Q. rusco (PM/353). However, the actual Sindarin form S. rusc as published in Vinyar Tengwar #41 (VT41/10).
Cognates
- Q. rusco “fox”
The Sindarin word for “fox” from the root √(u)rus “brownish red”. Normally a short u became o in Sindarin, but in this case it seems likely that the presence of a second u (later lost) help preserve the u in rusc.