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