Prussia

English

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Etymology

From the New Latin Prussia, a Latinization used by Peter of Dusburg of a Baltic-language autonym. The Middle English designation for the region, Pruce, derives from the same Latinization and is the source of the term spruce.

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈpɹʌ.ʃə
• Rhymes: -ʌʃə

Proper noun

Prussia

1. (chiefly historical) A geographical area on the Baltic coast of northeastern Europe.
2. (historical) A Baltic country located in this area, conquered by the Teutonic Order and ultimately absorbed into Germany.
3. (historical) A German province which was originally located in this area but later greatly expanded, and which was the predecessor to and a member of the German Empire; abolished as an administrative unit at the end of the Second World War.

Usage notes

In the Baltic languages and German, the 'u' is long; it was also long in Middle English, but it has become short in modern English.

Related terms

• East Prussia
• Royal Prussia
• West Prussia

Translations

geographical area

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 普魯士 (cmn), 普鲁士 (cmn) (Pǔlǔshì)

• Czech: Prusko (cs) n, Prusy (cs) pl
• Finnish: Preussi (fi)

• Greek: Πρωσία (el) (Prosía) f
• Latvian: Prūsija (lv) f
• Marathi: प्रशिया (mr) (praśiyā)
• Polish: Prusy (pl) pl
• Russian: Пруссия (ru) (Prússija) f

former baltic country

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 普魯士 (cmn), 普鲁士 (cmn) (Pǔlǔshì)

• Estonian: Preisimaa (et)
• Finnish: Preussi (fi)
• French: Prusse (fr)
• German: Prußen (de)
• Greek: Πρωσία (el) (Prosía) f

• Latin: Prussia, Prutenia
• Latvian: Prūsija (lv) f
• Lithuanian: Prūsai
• Marathi: प्रशिया (mr) (praśiyā) m
• Middle English: Pruce
• Polish: Prusy (pl) pl
• Russian: Пруссия (ru) (Prússija) f
• Turkish: Prusya (tr)

German province

• Arabic: بروسيا (ar) (bruusya) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 普魯士 (cmn), 普鲁士 (cmn) (Pǔlǔshì)

• Croatian: Pruska
• Czech: Prusko (cs) n
• Danish: Preussen, Prøjsen
• Dutch: Pruisen (nl)
• Esperanto: Prusio
• Estonian: Preisimaa (et)
• Finnish: Preussi (fi)
• French: Prusse (fr)
• German: Preußen (de) n (in Switzerland also written Preussen (de) n)
• Greek: Πρωσία (el) (Prosía) f

• Hebrew: פרוסיה (he) (prusia)
• Icelandic: Prússland (is)
• Indonesian: Prusia
• Italian: Prussia (it)
• Japanese: プロイセン (ja) (Poroisen)
• Korean: 프로이센 (ko) (Peuroisen)
• Latin: Borussia
• Latvian: Prūsija (lv) f
• Lithuanian: Prūsija (lt)
• Marathi: प्रशिया (mr) (praśiyā)
• Norwegian: Preussen (no)
• Polish: Prusy (pl) pl
• Russian: Пруссия (ru) (Prússija) f
• Spanish: Prusia (es) f
• Swedish: Preussen (sv)