Prusy

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpru.sɘ/

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• Rhymes: -usɘ
• Syllabification: Pru‧sy

Proper noun

Prusy nvir pl (related adjective pruski)

1. (chiefly historical) Prussia (a geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe)
2. (historical) Prussia (a former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a federal state of Germany, existing from 1525 to 1947, mostly in areas now part of Germany, Poland and Russia)

Declension

Declension of Prusy

	plural
nominative	Prusy
genitive	Prus
dative	Prusom
accusative	Prusy
instrumental	Prusami
locative	Prusach / Prusiech
vocative	Prusy

Derived terms

nouns

• Prus
• Prusaczka
• Prusak
• Prusy Królewskie
• Prusy Książęce

Further reading

• “Prusy”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “Prusy”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• Prusy in PWN's encyclopedia