No. 542 in Catalan
russes
The Catalan word "russes" means "Russians" in English.
In a sentence
Hem après sobre les tradicions russes.
We learned about Russian traditions.
Here, 'russes' is an adjective that describes traditions of Russian origin, displaying a nationality-related usage in the plural form.
Les russes són una comunitat vibrant a la nostra ciutat.
The Russians are a vibrant community in our city.
Here, 'russes' is a noun referring to the people of Russia in its feminine plural form.
Ells utilitzen maons russes per construir les cases.
They use Russian bricks to build the houses.
Here, 'russes' acts as an adjective to denote the origin of the bricks, again in a plural form, as it agrees with the plural noun 'maons'.
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