prus

See also: Prus, PRUs, and Pruś

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• pius

Etymology

From earlier *plus, from Latin plūs (“more”), from Old Latin *plous, from Proto-Indo-European *ploh₁is-, derived from the root *pleh₁- (“to fill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prus/

Adverb

prus

1. more

   No importat prus su ischire, importat prus su faghere.

   Acting is more important than knowing.

   (literally, “It's not the knowing that matters more, the acting matters more.”)

   Antonym: mancu

Adjective

prus (feminine singular prua, masculine plural pruos, feminine plural pruas)

1. more

   Antonym: mancu

   Custos sunt prus de cuddos.

   These [ones] are more than those [ones].

2. (with a definite article) most

   Sa Sardigna est sa segunda isula italiana prus manna.

   Sardinia is the second largest Italian island

   (literally, “Sardinia is the second most large Italian island.”)