rusco

fox

rusco (stem ruscu-, pl. rusqui) noun "fox" (PM:353, VT41:10)

rusco

noun. fox

The Quenya word for “fox” from the root √(u)rus “brownish red” (VT41/10). It has a stem form of ruscu- and hence a plural form is rusqui.

Cognates

• ᴺS. rosg “fox”
• S. rusc “fox” ✧ VT41/10

Derivations

• √RUS “brownish red” ✧ VT41/10

Element in

• Q. ruscuitë “foxy” ✧ VT41/10
• Q. ruxöalë “Great Bear-dance”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√(u)rus > rusko	[rusku] > [rusko]	✧ VT41/10

Variations

• rusko ✧ VT41/10

rusc

noun. fox

rusc

noun. 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.

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, pl. rysc (idh rysc)

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”