Prussian

English

Etymology

From Prussia +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹʌ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -ʌʃən

Adjective

Prussian (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia.

Derived terms

• Prussian blue
• Prussian carp
• Prussian collar
• Prussian green
• Prussian ton
• Prussian white

Translations

of Prussia

Bulgarian: пруски (pruski), прусашки (prusaški) Catalan: prussià Czech: pruský (cs) Danish: preussisk, prøjsisk Dutch: Pruisisch (nl) Finnish: preussilainen (fi) French: prussien (fr) Friulian: prussian Galician: prusiano (gl) German: preußisch (de) Greek: πρωσικός (el) (prosikós) Hungarian: porosz (hu) Irish: Prúiseach Italian: prussiano (it) Latin: prussicus Macedonian: пруски (pruski) Marathi: प्रशियन (praśiyan) Norwegian: Bokmål: prøyssisk Nynorsk: prøyssisk Old Prussian: Prūsiskan (adjective form) Pannonian Rusyn: пруски (pruski) Polish: pruski (pl) Portuguese: prussiano (pt) Russian: пру́сский (ru) (prússkij) Scots: Proushian Spanish: prusiano (es) Swedish: preussisk (sv)

Proper noun

Prussian

1. The Prussian language; see Old Prussian and New Prussian.

Translations

language — see also Old Prussian

Catalan: prussià m Estonian: preisi keel Finnish: preussi (fi), preussin kieli French: prussien (fr) m Galician: prusiano (gl) m German: Prußisch (de) n Hungarian: porosz (hu) Italian: prussiano (it) m Latvian: prūšu valoda Lithuanian: prūsų kalba f Marathi: प्रशियन f (praśiyan) Polish: pruski (pl) m Portuguese: prussiano (pt) m Russian: пру́сский (язык) m (prússkij (jazyk)) Scots: Proushian Spanish: prusiano (es) m Swedish: prusiska (sv), preussiska (sv)

Noun

Prussian (plural Prussians)

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.

Translations

native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia

Bulgarian: прусак m (prusak) Catalan: prussià m Esperanto: pruso (man or woman), prusino (woman) Finnish: preussilainen (fi) French: Prussien (fr) m, Prussienne (fr) f Galician: prusiano (gl) m German: Preuße (de) m, Preußin (de) f Greek: Πρώσος (el) m (Prósos), Πρωσίδα (el) f (Prosída) Hungarian: porosz (hu) Irish: Prúiseach m Italian: prussiano (it) m, prussiana f Portuguese: prussiano (pt) m, prussiana f Russian: прусса́к (ru) m (prussák), прусса́чка (ru) f (prussáčka), пруса́к (ru) m (prusák), пруса́чка f (prusáčka) Spanish: prusiano (es) m, prusiana (es) f Swedish: preussare (sv) c Vilamovian: projser

citizen of German state of Prussia

Esperanto: pruso Finnish: preussilainen (fi) German: Preuße (de) m, Preußin (de) f, Borusse (de) m Hungarian: porosz (hu) Irish: Prúiseach m Norwegian: Bokmål: prøysser m Nynorsk: prøyssar m Russian: прусса́к (ru) m (prussák), прусса́чка (ru) f (prussáčka), пруса́к (ru) m (prusák), пруса́чка f (prusáčka)

member of or person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia

Finnish: preussilainen (fi) German: Pruße (de) Hungarian: óporosz Russian: прусса́к (ru) m (prussák), прусса́чка (ru) f (prussáčka), пруса́к (ru) m (prusák), пруса́чка f (prusáčka)

member of or person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia

Finnish: preussilainen (fi) German: Preuße (de) Russian: прусса́к (ru) m (prussák), прусса́чка (ru) f (prussáčka), пруса́к (ru) m (prusák), пруса́чка f (prusáčka)