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Prussian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹʌ.ʃən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Prussia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Prussian From Prussia + -an.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia.
    • 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. 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 83:

Deriveds

Prussianly · Prussianization · Prussian carp · Franco-Prussian · Prussianness · Prussian white · Prussianism · Prussian collar · Prussianise · Prussian ton · Prussian green · Prussianize · Prussian blue

Translations (30)

rsk пруски (of Prussia) · fi preussilainen (of Prussia) · bg пруски (of Prussia) · fur prussian (of Prussia) · sco Proushian (of Prussia) · pt prussiano (of Prussia) · ru пру́сский (of Prussia) · ca prussià (of Prussia) · it prussiano (of Prussia) · bg прусашки (of Prussia) · nl Pruisisch (of Prussia) · prg Prūsiskan (of Prussia) · da prøjsisk (of Prussia) · gl prusiano (of Prussia) · sv preussisk (of Prussia) · da preussisk (of Prussia) · cs pruský (of Prussia) · is prússneskur (of Prussia) · mk пруски (of Prussia) · pl pruski (of Prussia) · el πρωσικός (of Prussia) · nb prøyssisk (of Prussia) · la prussicus (of Prussia) · fr prussien (of Prussia) · nn prøyssisk (of Prussia) · de preußisch (of Prussia) · ga Prúiseach (of Prussia) · hu porosz (of Prussia) · mr प्रशियन (of Prussia) · es prusiano (of Prussia)

Prussian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹʌ.ʃən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Prussia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Prussian From Prussia + -an.

Meanings

  1. A native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia.
  2. (historical) A citizen of the German state of Prussia.
  3. A member of or a person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia.
  4. A member of or a person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia.
    • The Junkers were the stereotypical Prussians.

Forms

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Translations (52)

ru прусса́к (member of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia) · bg прусак (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · de Preuße (member of or person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia) · de Pruße (member of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia) · ru пруса́чка (citizen of German state of Prussia) · ru прусса́чка (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · fr Prussien (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · ga Prúiseach (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · ru пруса́чка (member of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia) · de Preuße (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · de Preußin (citizen of German state of Prussia) · de Preußin (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · hu porosz (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · nn prøyssar (citizen of German state of Prussia) · it prussiana (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · wym projser (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · ru пруса́к (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · de Preuße (citizen of German state of Prussia) · hu porosz (citizen of German state of Prussia) · es prusiana (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · ru пруса́к (member of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia) · eo prusino (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · it prussiano (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · el Πρώσος (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · ru пруса́к (citizen of German state of Prussia) · es prusiano (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · fr Prussienne (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · ca prussià (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · sv preussare (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · pt prussiana (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · ru пруса́к (member of or person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia) · fi preussilainen (member of or person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia) · ru прусса́к (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · pt prussiano (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · eo pruso (citizen of German state of Prussia) · fi preussilainen (member of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia) · ru прусса́к (member of or person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia) · de Borusse (citizen of German state of Prussia) · ru пруса́чка (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · gl prusiano (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · fi preussilainen (citizen of German state of Prussia) · nb prøysser (citizen of German state of Prussia) · ru пруса́чка (member of or person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia) · fi preussilainen (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · hu óporosz (member of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia) · eo pruso (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · ru прусса́чка (member of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia) · el Πρωσίδα (native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia) · ru прусса́к (citizen of German state of Prussia) · ru прусса́чка (member of or person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia) · ga Prúiseach (citizen of German state of Prussia) · ru прусса́чка (citizen of German state of Prussia)

Prussian en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹʌ.ʃən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Prussia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Prussian From Prussia + -an.

Meanings

  1. 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).
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of) Short for High Prussian (a moribund dialect of East Central German)
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of) Short for Low Prussian (a moribund dialect of East Low German)

Deriveds

Old Prussian · High Prussian · New Prussian · Low Prussian

Translations (21)

mr प्रशियन (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · fi preussi (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · is prússneska (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · lt prūsų kalba (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · pl pruski (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · lv prūšu valoda (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · sv preussiska (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · gl prusiano (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · sco Proushian (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · ru пру́сский (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · hu porosz (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · fi preussin kieli (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · pt prussiano (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · sv prusiska (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · ca prussià (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · de Preußisch (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · fr prussien (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · de Prußisch (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · et preisi keel (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · es prusiano (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian) · it prussiano (Baltic language; German dialects — see also Old Prussian)