Russo-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with English elements. Etymons: proper name Russia , Russian adj., -o- connective.

Etymology: < Russ- (in Russia, the name of the country (see Russia n.), Russian adj.; compare earlier Russ adj.) + -o- connective. Compare French russo- (formations in which are found from at least the end of the 18th cent.).Formations within English are found from the late 18th cent., earliest in Russo-Greek adj.

1. Forming compounds relating to Russia or the former Soviet Union.

a. Forming nouns and adjectives relating to or denoting people of mixed Russian and other descent, or of another race or ethnic origin living under Russian rule; relating to or denoting things of mixed Russian and non-Russian origin, or combining foreign and Russian elements, as Russo-American adj. 1, Russo-Caucasian adj., etc.

ΚΠ

1839 Foreign Q. Rev. Oct. 215 The Kremlin at Moscow..is built in the old style of Russo-Tartar architecture.

1854 S. S. Hill Trav. in Siberia II. xiii. 156 Those who belonged to the shore were chiefly Russo-Siberians.

1878 19th Cent. Sept. 552 The population of the Russo-Armenian province of Erivan has doubled within the space of thirty years.

1922 Mariner's Mirror 8 56/2 Loch Linne, 1,329 tons, now bark-rigged, and, I believe, flying the Russo-Finn flag.

1934 New Statesman 3 Nov. 614/2 Stalin has exiled Trotsky and become the Pontifex Maximus of the new Russo-Catholic Church of Communism.

1992 A. Bell tr. M. Toussaint-Samat Hist. Food xii. 378 Two well-bred young Russo-Armenians who escaped to Paris after the Bolshevik Revolution.

2000 Independent 3 May ii. 1/2 It was a zone of open arms and food on the table, and Serge and his wonderful Russo-Jewish family.

b. Combined with adjectives (and occasionally nouns) relating to the names of countries, nations, etc., in the sense ‘between Russia (or the former Soviet Union) or the Russians (or Soviets) and ——’, ‘jointly Russian (Soviet) and ——’ (esp. with reference to political or diplomatic relations between countries), as Russo-American adj. 2, Russo-French adj., Russo-Turkish adj., etc.

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1835 Times 24 Oct. 2/6 The defeat of Runjeet Singh would much increase the Russo-Persian influence in those dominions.

1871 Edinb. Rev. July 39 The intrigues in Roumania on the south-west, and the Russo-Czech agitation..are parts of the same scheme.

1909 Westmorland Gaz. 22 Dec. 8/1 Should the Russian project for the separation of Russo-Finnish legislation become law Finland would not lose any of her prerogatives.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVI. 60/2 Russo-Swedish relations were settled during the Napoleonic era.

1990 Oxf. Illustr. Hist. Christianity xv. 530 His deposition..marked a low ebb in Russo-Serb relations.

2005 Spectator 22 Oct. 23/2 A Russo-Muslim alliance of convenience.

c. With combining forms and related words, forming nouns, adjectives, etc., to which Russo- is in objective relation, as Russophile adj., Russophobia n., Russomaniac adj., etc.

ΚΠ

1880 A. C. Swinburne Study of Shakespeare 195 Anti-Gallican and Russolatrous insanities of perverse and morbid eloquence.

1885 G. B. Malleson Russo-Afghan Question & Invasion of India v. 94 Last not least, there was that eminent Russomane—the Prime Minister.

1952 Ukrainian Q. 8 189 Great Russian chauvinism which in the first instance was facilitated by a packed program of Russomaniacal advocates.

1969 L. Fischer Russia's Road from Peace to War xii. 132 This wildly exaggerated piece of Russocentricity was followed by Thesis Six.

1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Apr. 53/2 The Sovietologists..have been Russocentric to a fault.

2. Forming compounds relating to Russian as a language, chiefly in the sense ‘Russian and ——’ or ‘(constituting) a mixture or combination of Russian with ——’, as Russo-Polish adj., Russo-Slavonic adj., etc .

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1822 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. June 521/2 The Russian traders..call it by another name, signifying in the Russo-Tartar tongue, the village of the Chinese.

1827 tr. C. Malte-Brun Universal Geogr. VI. xcvi. 102 Russian Languages... Russo-Lithuanian, derived from the Kriwitz?

1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 436/1 A second edition of it appeared at Leopol in 1646, and a third at Moscow in 1649 in the same Russo-Polish dialect.

1879 Academy 11 Oct. 264/2 Nikesich, having compiled a Russo-Serb dictionary, opened a subscription with the view of getting it printed.

1927 Slavonic Rev. 5 359 A Russo-Czech glossary of misleading homonyms has been culled.

1968 E. C. Knowlton in R. S. Sayers Portugal & Brazil in Transition 155 A study of the language or languages spoken by the whalers..would help explain the presence of English words in the Russo-Norwegian dialect.

2005 L. Bilaniuk Contested Tongues iv. 117 This Russification of Ukrainian, that is, the development of a syncretic Russo-Ukrainian language, also took place in villages near large cities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	russo-
释义	Russo-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: From a proper name, combined with English elements. Etymons: proper name Russia , Russian adj., -o- connective. Etymology: < Russ- (in Russia, the name of the country (see Russia n.), Russian adj.; compare earlier Russ adj.) + -o- connective. Compare French russo- (formations in which are found from at least the end of the 18th cent.).Formations within English are found from the late 18th cent., earliest in Russo-Greek adj. 1. Forming compounds relating to Russia or the former Soviet Union. a. Forming nouns and adjectives relating to or denoting people of mixed Russian and other descent, or of another race or ethnic origin living under Russian rule; relating to or denoting things of mixed Russian and non-Russian origin, or combining foreign and Russian elements, as Russo-American adj. 1, Russo-Caucasian adj., etc. ΚΠ 1839 Foreign Q. Rev. Oct. 215 The Kremlin at Moscow..is built in the old style of Russo-Tartar architecture. 1854 S. S. Hill Trav. in Siberia II. xiii. 156 Those who belonged to the shore were chiefly Russo-Siberians. 1878 19th Cent. Sept. 552 The population of the Russo-Armenian province of Erivan has doubled within the space of thirty years. 1922 Mariner's Mirror 8 56/2 Loch Linne, 1,329 tons, now bark-rigged, and, I believe, flying the Russo-Finn flag. 1934 New Statesman 3 Nov. 614/2 Stalin has exiled Trotsky and become the Pontifex Maximus of the new Russo-Catholic Church of Communism. 1992 A. Bell tr. M. Toussaint-Samat Hist. Food xii. 378 Two well-bred young Russo-Armenians who escaped to Paris after the Bolshevik Revolution. 2000 Independent 3 May ii. 1/2 It was a zone of open arms and food on the table, and Serge and his wonderful Russo-Jewish family. b. Combined with adjectives (and occasionally nouns) relating to the names of countries, nations, etc., in the sense ‘between Russia (or the former Soviet Union) or the Russians (or Soviets) and ——’, ‘jointly Russian (Soviet) and ——’ (esp. with reference to political or diplomatic relations between countries), as Russo-American adj. 2, Russo-French adj., Russo-Turkish adj., etc. ΚΠ 1835 Times 24 Oct. 2/6 The defeat of Runjeet Singh would much increase the Russo-Persian influence in those dominions. 1871 Edinb. Rev. July 39 The intrigues in Roumania on the south-west, and the Russo-Czech agitation..are parts of the same scheme. 1909 Westmorland Gaz. 22 Dec. 8/1 Should the Russian project for the separation of Russo-Finnish legislation become law Finland would not lose any of her prerogatives. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVI. 60/2 Russo-Swedish relations were settled during the Napoleonic era. 1990 Oxf. Illustr. Hist. Christianity xv. 530 His deposition..marked a low ebb in Russo-Serb relations. 2005 Spectator 22 Oct. 23/2 A Russo-Muslim alliance of convenience. c. With combining forms and related words, forming nouns, adjectives, etc., to which Russo- is in objective relation, as Russophile adj., Russophobia n., Russomaniac adj., etc. ΚΠ 1880 A. C. Swinburne Study of Shakespeare 195 Anti-Gallican and Russolatrous insanities of perverse and morbid eloquence. 1885 G. B. Malleson Russo-Afghan Question & Invasion of India v. 94 Last not least, there was that eminent Russomane—the Prime Minister. 1952 Ukrainian Q. 8 189 Great Russian chauvinism which in the first instance was facilitated by a packed program of Russomaniacal advocates. 1969 L. Fischer Russia's Road from Peace to War xii. 132 This wildly exaggerated piece of Russocentricity was followed by Thesis Six. 1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Apr. 53/2 The Sovietologists..have been Russocentric to a fault. 2. Forming compounds relating to Russian as a language, chiefly in the sense ‘Russian and ——’ or ‘(constituting) a mixture or combination of Russian with ——’, as Russo-Polish adj., Russo-Slavonic adj., etc . ΚΠ 1822 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. June 521/2 The Russian traders..call it by another name, signifying in the Russo-Tartar tongue, the village of the Chinese. 1827 tr. C. Malte-Brun Universal Geogr. VI. xcvi. 102 Russian Languages... Russo-Lithuanian, derived from the Kriwitz? 1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 436/1 A second edition of it appeared at Leopol in 1646, and a third at Moscow in 1649 in the same Russo-Polish dialect. 1879 Academy 11 Oct. 264/2 Nikesich, having compiled a Russo-Serb dictionary, opened a subscription with the view of getting it printed. 1927 Slavonic Rev. 5 359 A Russo-Czech glossary of misleading homonyms has been culled. 1968 E. C. Knowlton in R. S. Sayers Portugal & Brazil in Transition 155 A study of the language or languages spoken by the whalers..would help explain the presence of English words in the Russo-Norwegian dialect. 2005 L. Bilaniuk Contested Tongues iv. 117 This Russification of Ukrainian, that is, the development of a syncretic Russo-Ukrainian language, also took place in villages near large cities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < comb. form1822
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