Reus

See also: reus and réus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Reus.

Proper noun

Reus

  1. A city in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain.

Translations

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Possibly from reu (defendant in a trial), but more likely of a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia/Celtic origin. The city is mentioned as Reddis and Resis in medieval documents.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Reus m

  1. Reus (a city in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain)

References

  • Manual of Catalan Linguistics. (2020). Germany: De Gruyter.

Further reading

  • Reus on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca
  • “Reus” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Proper noun

Reus

  1. a surname

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈreus/ [ˈreu̯s]
  • Rhymes: -eus
  • Syllabification: Reus

Proper noun

Reus f

  1. Reus (a city in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain).

Derived terms

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