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Prussian
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English
Etymology
en :af Prussia -n + 1
Pronunciation
en /ˈpɹʌ.ʃən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Prussian.wav Southern England
en ʌʃən 2
Adjective
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Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia.
en 1978 Kołakowski Leszek Leszek Kołakowski w:Main Currents of Marxism I: The Founders pl Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie P[aul] S[teven] Falla 1976 w:Clarendon Press w:Oxford 9780198245476 181789472 83 Young Hegelianism was the philosophical expression of the republican, bourgeois-democratic opposition which criticized the feudal order of the Prussian state and turned its eyes hopefully towards France.
Derived terms
en Franco-Prussian Prussian blue Prussian carp Prussian collar Prussian green Prussianise Prussianism Prussianization Prussianize Prussianly Prussianness Prussian ton Prussian white
Translations
of Prussia
Bulgarian: bg пруски, bg прусашки
Catalan: ca prussià
Czech: cs pruský
Danish: da preussisk, da prøjsisk
Dutch: nl Pruisisch
Finnish: fi preussilainen
French: fr prussien
Friulian: fur prussian
Galician: gl prusiano
German: de preußisch
Greek: el πρωσικός
Hungarian: hu porosz
Icelandic: is prússneskur
Irish: ga Prúiseach
Italian: it prussiano
Latin: la prussicus
Macedonian: mk пруски
Marathi: mr प्रशियन
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb prøyssisk
Nynorsk: nn prøyssisk
Old Prussian: prg Prūsiskan adjective form
Pannonian Rusyn: rsk пруски
Polish: pl pruski
Portuguese: pt prussiano
Russian: ru пру́сский
Scots: sco Proushian
Spanish: es prusiano
Swedish: sv preussisk
Proper noun
The Prussian language; see Old Prussian an extinct West Baltic language and New Prussian the modern reconstruction of the Old Prussian language, spoken by pilot communities in Lithuania, Poland, and elsewhere.
Short for High Prussian a moribund dialect of East Central German
Short for Low Prussian a moribund dialect of East Low German
Derived terms
en High Prussian Low Prussian New Prussian Old Prussian
Translations
Baltic language; German dialects Old Prussian
Catalan: ca prussià m
Estonian: et preisi keel
Finnish: fi preussi, fi preussin kieli
French: fr prussien m
Galician: gl prusiano m
German: de Prußisch n, de Preußisch n
Hungarian: hu porosz
Icelandic: is prússneska f
Italian: it prussiano m
Latvian: lv prūšu valoda
Lithuanian: lt prūsų kalba f
Marathi: mr प्रशियन f
Polish: pl język pruski m-in
Portuguese: pt prussiano m
Russian: ru пру́сский (язык) m
Scots: sco Proushian
Spanish: es prusiano m
Swedish: sv prusiska, sv preussiska
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia.
en historical A citizen of the German state of Prussia.
A member of or a person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia.
A member of or a person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia.
en The Junkers were the stereotypical Prussians.
Translations
native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia
Bulgarian: bg прусак m
Catalan: ca prussià m
Esperanto: eo pruso man or woman, eo prusino woman
Finnish: fi preussilainen
French: fr Prussien m, fr Prussienne f
Galician: gl prusiano m
German: de Preuße m, de Preußin f
Greek: el Πρώσος m, el Πρωσίδα f
Hungarian: hu porosz
Irish: ga Prúiseach m
Italian: it prussiano m, it prussiana f
Polish: pl Prus m-pr
Portuguese: pt prussiano m, pt prussiana f
Russian: ru прусса́к m, ru прусса́чка f, ru пруса́к m, ru пруса́чка f
Spanish: es prusiano m, es prusiana f
Swedish: sv preussare c
Vilamovian: wym projser
citizen of German state of Prussia
Esperanto: eo pruso
Finnish: fi preussilainen
German: de Preuße m, de Preußin f, de Borusse m
Hungarian: hu porosz
Irish: ga Prúiseach m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb prøysser m
Nynorsk: nn prøyssar m
Polish: pl Prusak m-pr, pl Prusaczka f
Russian: ru прусса́к m, ru прусса́чка f, ru пруса́к m, ru пруса́чка f
member of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia
Finnish: fi preussilainen
German: de Pruße
Hungarian: hu óporosz
Polish: pl Prus m-pr
Russian: ru прусса́к m, ru прусса́чка f, ru пруса́к m, ru пруса́чка f
member of or person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia
Finnish: fi preussilainen
German: de Preuße
Polish: pl Prusak m-pr, pl Prusaczka f
Russian: ru прусса́к m, ru прусса́чка f, ru пруса́к m, ru пруса́чка f