Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

rysk

Russian/ˈrʏsːk/

Meaning

Russian

In Swedish: som är från el. avser Ryssland eller ryska språket

Forms

Forms of rysk
Basic form	rysk	with en-words
Neuter	ryskt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	ryska	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	ryskare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	ryskast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise rysk

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What does rysk mean?

rysk in a sentence

ryska tiden
the Russian era (the years 1809-1917, when Finland was a part of the Russian empire)
Har du blivit helt rysk?
Have you gone entirely out of your mind?

Expressions

rysk kaviar
Russian caviar

Questions

What does rysk mean in English?

rysk means “Russian”.

Origin

From Old Swedish ryzker; equivalent to ryss + -sk.

Nearby common words

rysk is number 3,284 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,280tränga push, jostle, force
3,281kärring old woman, wife
3,282minsann certainly
3,283insekt insect
3,285grå grey, dreary
3,286ubåt submarine
3,287my The Greek letter μ (mu)
3,288brydd perplexed

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary